May 16, 2004

The Tale of the Remake of Zatoichi With Takeshi Kitano's promising new version of the Zatoichi saga due in U. S. theatres on June 7, why not revisit the inimitable classic films, which chronicle the story of a blind masseuse who avenges injustice with swordsmanship learned from a samurai. You can rent the films on DVD, or if you have the Independent Film Channel here in the U. S., you can catch the Zatoichi-thon on June 21.
posted by Dr. Zira 20 years ago
  • Damn, my local cable provider-jerks switched the I-film channel to ABC Family or some crap several months ago. I really miss the Samurai Saturdays, but since I'm stealing the cable anyway I couldn't complain. Which makes me wonder, when are we gonna get the a-la-carte cable system that we are often promised? Anyway, thanks for the news. Have a banana (
  • It's already hit the cinemas in the UK and was quite probably the best film I've seen this year!
  • Yay! I'm glad to hear it emilybear! I'm really looking forward to it.
  • I saw it at a filmfestival last fall and liked it a lot. But I wouldn't consider it for the best-movie-I-saw-this-year award. Don't know which movie would win that award.
  • All your Zatoichi remakes are belong to Rutger Hauer