Haruka Ayase: plays the blind swordsman
10 April 2012
Fumihiko Sori’s attempt to make an original addition to the Zatoichi martial arts franchise never reaches the virtuosity of Takeshi Kitano’s original.
It does at least avoid cliché — its heroic swordsman is not only blind but also an attractive young woman (Haruka Ayase) — but, needless to say, the fight scenes are better than the dialogue.
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