In this gripping drama, we meet Zatoichi, a talented massage therapist and skilled swordsman living with blindness. When he learns that unsavory activities are taking place on the outskirts of town, his curiosity is piqued. As he delves deeper into the situation, he encounters Wang Kang, a highly-trained Chinese martial artist accompanied by his young attendant. Zatoichi soon uncovers a chilling truth: Wang and his companion are entangled with a vicious group of terrorist samurai who brutally murdered the youth's parents. With justice on his mind and an unyielding sense of duty, Zatoichi embarks on a perilous quest to right these wrongs, face adversity, and ultimately protect the innocent from harm.
(Criterion Channel)
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