Spitball Army

Wary Strangers

Savoring Sake

A Proposal

Swordplay Demonstration

Dice Game

Ambush

Sensei

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New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) is the third in the film series featuring Shintaru Katso as the wandering blind masseur. Zatoichi is also a skilled swordsman with a violent past. This is the first Zatoichi installment filmed in color. The IMDb page for this film can be viewed here.

I’ve been watching these movies in chronological order, as I can find them. Unlike most serialized films, they seem to be getting better as they go along. That’s easy to say after only three; I hope I feel the same way after I view the twenty-sixth one!