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<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <font size="4"><br>The Tale of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Series</font> <font size="2"> <br>DVD review by Derek Hill</font> <font size=3 face="Book Antiqua,Century Schoolbook,Times New Roman"> <p>Although the sword-wielding exploits of the amoral, sardonic anti-hero <i>Yojimbo</i> (1961) may be more familiar to Western audiences, the blind bulldog-looking assassin/masseur Zatoichi, who can strike down an opponent with his trusty <i>shikomi-zue</i> (cane sword), using hearing alone to find his target, is by far the most popular Japanese movie hero ever. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font> </body>