Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
This one's a little formulaic to rank with the better episodes. We all know how the story's gonna go at this point in the series, and to be honest the film's attempt at making its villains more loathsome than usual starts to feel like button-pushing. The plot lays it on a bit thick too, so much that one subplot (Zatoichi being framed for the murder of a government official) never gets resolved. But you know what? It's still a Zatoichi movie. Bonus points for the character of Denroku, one of the more enjoyable examples of Asian-movie comic relief I've seen.
Grade: B
This one's a little formulaic to rank with the better episodes. We all know how the story's gonna go at this point in the series, and to be honest the film's attempt at making its villains more loathsome than usual starts to feel like button-pushing. The plot lays it on a bit thick too, so much that one subplot (Zatoichi being framed for the murder of a government official) never gets resolved. But you know what? It's still a Zatoichi movie. Bonus points for the character of Denroku, one of the more enjoyable examples of Asian-movie comic relief I've seen.
Grade: B
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