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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
Action
Adventure
1h 12m
Blind swordsman/masseur Zatoichi is pursued by the retainers of a lord who fear that he will reveal a secret weakness of their master. Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love: his own brother... (imdb)
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
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1h 12m
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Rated 12 Apr 2013
65
51st
A year later, Zatoichi returns to the site of the gang war from the first movie to pay his respects to the dead, but finds some of the survivors are still holding a grudge against him. Complicating matters is the simultaneous arrival of a one armed killer played by Katsu's real life brother Tomisaburo Wakayama. Good action and emotional drama, but the finale is cut disappointingly short by a freeze frame right as the final battle begins. Unforgivable for a movie that's only 72 minutes long.
Rated 12 Apr 2013
Rated 18 Oct 2012
84
65th
Feels a bit more episodic and less self-contained than the first film, though the larger scope of the fight scenes is a welcome improvement.
Rated 18 Oct 2012
Rated 03 Sep 2021
72
57th
It’s only the second film in and Zatoichi gets not one, not two, but three love interests … and those are some great odds. The villains here have close to no menace, even the familial ones, and the plot suffers as a result. But there’s this moment over voiceover where Zatoichi recalls a frenemy, the camera tilts up, and two fish dart out of a lake. I doubt it was planned and its inclusion and execution is beautiful.
Rated 03 Sep 2021
Rated 20 May 2011
2
16th
Truly awful writing. Despite the close proximity of release date to the original, I'm pretty sure this is a complete cash-in hack job.
Rated 20 May 2011
Rated 01 Sep 2008
86
90th
A nice follow up with some good twist and turns. It builds somewhat on the first movie's story, but actually I feel they don't do much with what they've set up; yet the conclusion is very satisfactory. Perhaps the strongest point of the entire Ichi series is that all the movies have terrific endings.
Rated 01 Sep 2008
Rated 17 Nov 2017
3
23rd
Didn't quite connect with me as much as the first, but that last cut is magnificent
Rated 17 Nov 2017
Rated 03 Aug 2014
3
45th
Lighter, leaner, more abrupt, and less substantial than the first film. It features two competing, tenuously connected, and ultimately improbable plot threads. But nevertheless, Katsu is great and there's plenty of good swordplay.
Rated 03 Aug 2014
Rated 19 Apr 2019
83
73rd
Maratona Zatôichi filme #2. Não tão belo quanto o primeiro filme, mas igualmente trágico. Ainda bem que não leio sinopse de filme antes de assistir, essa do imdb entrega o twist do filme. Rá! Box Versátil.
Rated 19 Apr 2019
Rated 24 Apr 2009
86
81st
"It's the mood, atmosphere, and attitude that make the Zatoichi movies so damn cool."
Rated 24 Apr 2009
Rated 22 Feb 2015
55
24th
Ostensibly a more-of-the-same sequel, but it can't really manage even that; it's missing both the mystical and gritty qualities that worked so well together in the first film. Dramatic beats feel over- or under-sold. The ending was pretty cool, though.
Rated 22 Feb 2015
Rated 09 Jun 2008
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 09 Jun 2008
Rated 12 Feb 2019
80
68th
In the second film in the Zatoichi series, Zatoichi discovers that a powerful lord is quite mad, and this targets him for death by the lord's retainers. There's also a mysterious samurai thrown into the mix whose true identity is quite a twist. This is a solid follow-up to the first film that even sees Zatoichi hook up with a woman for a romantic interlude.
Rated 12 Feb 2019
Rated 30 Mar 2013
39
32nd
Fine little samurai flick, but like many "part 2"s, seems a bit too confident that part 3 is on the way to secure its legacy. Will it? I look forward to finding out.
Rated 30 Mar 2013
Rated 25 Nov 2015
57
45th
Very slight but more action-packed than it's predecessor. The plot is the thinnest possible, completely dependent on coincidences and cliches. But I appreciate that it's a true sequel picking up the events and characters from the last movie rather than just being a new story with the same main character. Also that ending is quite simply badass as hell.
Rated 25 Nov 2015
Rated 29 Nov 2009
8
90th
More exciting than the first, but with the short runtime the story and characters (save Zatoichi) aren't fleshed out enough. I am definitely looking forward to seeing more of these, a feeling that I didn't find so much in the first one.
Rated 29 Nov 2009
Rated 10 Apr 2024
55
50th
This felt more of a bookend to the first Zatoichi film. The plot is quite thin, it's barely 70mins and refers to events of the previous film. It's surprisingly melancholic as an action film with scenes like Zatoichi paying his respects to his opponent from the 1st film or reminiscing about his wife. It was fun to see Tomisaburo Wakayama of Lone Wolf fame as the one-armed swordsman (and more). Abrupt ending. It's not bad, but for me it is a clear step down from the original film.
Rated 10 Apr 2024
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