Tonight we are exploring the second film in the Zatoichi series, 1962's The Tale of Zatoichi. Zatoichi travels back to Ioka villiage to pay respects to the samurai he bested a year earlier. Along the way he is stalked by a relentless group of samurai and a mysterious figure from his past. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues also stars Tomisaburo Wakayama and is directed by Kazou Mori, both would later go on to helm the Lone Wolf and Cub series

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Tonight we are diving into the first episode in the Zatoichi series, The Tale of Zatoichi from 1962. This is the first outing of Shintaro Katsu in his signature role. A blind masseur finds himself tangled up in a war between two rival gangs. While Zatoichi is employed by one yakuza gang, he meets his match against a ronin who is in the village under similar circumstances. Directed by Cinbara powerhouse, Kenji Misumi, who would go on to direct the Lone Wolf and Cub series and the first entry in the Hanzo the Razor film series as well. Composer Akira Ifukube, best known for handling music and sound effects for the Toho Godzilla series contributes a powerful score  mixing traditional Japanese music with experimental sound effects.

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Our first episode. We dive into our history with the legendary blind swordsman, a little history on the series and what we aim to do with our show

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