If you loved Zatôichi and the Fugitives, try Zatôichi's Cane Sword
Un ponte tra un film che hai già visto e uno che quasi nessuno ha incrociato. Questo è ciò che condividono, e ciò che il secondo fa che il primo non fa.
Cosa condividono
Both films are directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Action / Adventure / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Zatôichi and the Fugitives, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Zatôichi's Cane Sword is
You arrive in Tonda, a town cowed by corruption. You win a small fortune at the gambling house. But local thugs want you gone. Senzo the blacksmith recognizes your cane sword. He says it will soon fail. Director Yasuda finds a stark poetry in the inevitable.
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