Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally | Blu-ray (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018
On August 28, 2018, Tokyo Shock will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1989’s Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally (known in Japan as Zatoichi 26 or Zatoichi ’89) directed by and starring Shintaro Katsu.
Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally is the twenty-sixth and final chapter in the iconic samurai film franchise that starred Katsu and spanned nearly three decades. This lavish production was the last to star Katsu, who originated the title role of “the Blind Swordsman” in 1962 and the only entry where he served as writer and director.
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he’s caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
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I need to catch up on the Zaroichi films before I see this one. It was terrible to learn that Shintaro acccidently killed his son during filming. I can’t imagine what that does to someone.
It was a stunt man that was killed, not Katsu’s son. Ryu Gan (Katsu’s son) accidentally killed Yukio Kato with a sword that was mistaken for a prop one.
Shit. This is what I get for believing IMDb again. (It’s since been corrected since I last checked.)