05-20-2020, 12:07 AM
Suganoichi, an amoral blind boy of uncanny artifice, grows up to be a blind masseuse with a very dark side.
Shintaro Katsu plays the adult Suganoichi. This predates Zatoichi, by the way, which this film no doubt inspired.
Shintaro Katsu is amazing. I figured it would take a few films for him to perfect the blind act. But he's fully formed even here.
This reminds me of Flashman. Not that I've read any of that series, but a friend raved about them, where the protagonist is evil and takes advantage of everyone around him.
Shintaro Katsu plays the adult Suganoichi. This predates Zatoichi, by the way, which this film no doubt inspired.
Shintaro Katsu is amazing. I figured it would take a few films for him to perfect the blind act. But he's fully formed even here.
This reminds me of Flashman. Not that I've read any of that series, but a friend raved about them, where the protagonist is evil and takes advantage of everyone around him.