Zatôichi (2003)
This comment is some 3 years old, but I am still ready to repeat every word of it
Aural and visual Japanese delight
I won’t be comparing this film to neither Killbill nor Hero (as it’s common here in Russia), I’ll just say that Takeshi-sama has presented us with an elegant and fully enjoyable oeuvre.
Probably due to the fact that the main character is blind, the sound track is rich and almost tangible. Different sounds mix in exquisite rhythms, enchanting better than snake-charmers flute (NB: don’t spoil your first experience with this film by watching it in non-5.1 environment, if they’re still showing it on wide screen somewhere. Or use a good home theatre system, yours or friend’s).
The visual part is equally great. The performance is excellent, and the cameraman does perfect. The scenes to shoot are also selected marvelously.
A good-humoured and kind story isn’t spoiled by streams of cranberry blood and rubber (dismembered) members. It’s definitely not cruel at its core. Well, no more cruel then life itself.
Zen-ish remarks here and there are a nice spicy addition to the feast of mind and soul served by chef Kitano.
