The Tale of Zatoichi – Highly Rated Samurai Movie

The Tale of Zatoich is a classic 1962 samurai movie focused on a blind former samurai who is a master swordsman. The success of this movie generated numerous sequels.

This samurai film received a perfect score of 100 from Rotten Tomatoes, the movie review website.

For information on other famous martial arts movies, please visit Black Belt Wiki’s Best Martial Arts Movies or Best Samurai Movies sections.

Movie Clips from the Zatoichi Movie Franchise

References

Rotten Tomatoes, The Tale of Zatoichi, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-tale-of-zatoichi/

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