Featured Audience Ratings

• Anthony L

  
  An accomplished sequel to the brilliant first episode, not quite as good but the end scene with the showdown between the two brothers is awesome (They are real brothers too!). I also love the way Kazuo Mori cut the final segment, that alone shows what a great director he was.

• Luke B

  
  A very, very solid sequel to the first masterpiece. The film picks up exactly one year after the last film. Zatoichi has returned to the village where he killed Hirate Miki, in order to pay his respects. Soon he is chased by assassins that believe he will spill the beans about their… More
  A very, very solid sequel to the first masterpiece. The film picks up exactly one year after the last film. Zatoichi has returned to the village where he killed Hirate Miki, in order to pay his respects. Soon he is chased by assassins that believe he will spill the beans about their lord's secret. This film really highlights the pointlessness of violence, as Zatoichi would never have blabbed and they didn't even try and talk to him first. Meanwhile two criminals, one of whom may have a connection to Zatoichi, are also in the vicinity. The fights are the highlight of the film here but there's still a lot of story to go around. We see where characters from the last film are now and also have a lot of Zatoichi's past brought to the forefront, as well as setting up the next adventure. All the characterisation of Zatoichi means that later films should be able to build upon and use this in very interesting ways.

• danny d

  
  we pick up a year after the last zatoichi ends, and i have to say that i was excited to see zatoichi again. if i feel this way after 2 films, im sure by film #10 he will feel like an old friend. just as good as the first, this film continues some of the first films story lines in… More
  we pick up a year after the last zatoichi ends, and i have to say that i was excited to see zatoichi again. if i feel this way after 2 films, im sure by film #10 he will feel like an old friend. just as good as the first, this film continues some of the first films story lines in interesting and entertaining ways. a really solid samurai classic.

• Greg A

  
  This is the chronicling of Zatoichi's trusting nature as his character defect in that he misplaces it idly to have his heart torn out by a girl and be fucked over by the people who hire him just because they think he's weak because he is blind. Zatoichi has a huge a heart… More
  This is the chronicling of Zatoichi's trusting nature as his character defect in that he misplaces it idly to have his heart torn out by a girl and be fucked over by the people who hire him just because they think he's weak because he is blind. Zatoichi has a huge a heart and is an incredible swordsman which is really unique among samurai films which often showcase the strong silent type or the "don't fuck with that guy with the insanely intense eyes and voice deeper than Barry White over there" type of anti-hero. I like him, he's sweet and really simple yet that tends to get him in a lot of trouble. Luckily his cane also happens to be a sword of which he is also a master of along with being able to give a legendary massage. Good movie, sad he is always fucked with for no amazing reason, if only his pursuers got to know him before trying to kill him -shakes head- oh well.

• Anthony V

  
  Just as good as the first.