Zatoichi: I like the genre but this one

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is as dull as a week-old razor.
Standard revenge fare, with a bit of transexuality, traditional Japanese singing, and the most striking anachronism in modern film: a 5-minute bit of tap-dancing to what seemed like a disco/electronica/hip-hop beat, played upon traditional Japanese instruments (somewhat).
Mind you, I'm a huge Beat Takeshi fan but this was a waste of his considerable talents. His young nemesis conveyed strength, brutality, and tenderness but couldn't overcome the weak script, either.
Later tonight on cable, Kill Bill 2 is on: I'll watch it for the umpteenth time. Tarantino is an artist, the director of Zatoichi is a hack.

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Topic - Zatoichi: I like the genre but this one - tinear 17:57:56 08/24/05 (4)

The tap dancing is an updated take on traditional Japanese Kabuki dance.. - PCL 19:37:22 08/24/05 (2)

Didn't you find it disturbingly anachronistic and that it - tinear 07:39:47 08/25/05 (1)

In all honesty.. - PCL 10:00:07 08/26/05 (0)

I absolutely freaked over the Big Tap closing . . . watched it 8 or 9 times! * - mr grits 18:35:45 08/24/05 (0)

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