Holden Caulfield Tralfamadorian

It's about Zatoichi - a wondering blind sword practitioner that's hired by a Yakuza gang to go help fight against its rival Yakuza gang. the story follows Zatoichi as he makes friends with the gang members and their relatives, and even to the hired samurai of the rival gang. The film is pretty much a mundane story of the rising tentions of some members of rival gang being beaten, murdered, and manipulated to make the other gang lose, and Zatoichi is the lone observer of all this shenanigans and puts up with the conflict. this film is more or less an episode in the life of the Blind samurai, as it is one of many several films that i haven't watched but have yet to see that gives a striking confident disabled protagonist who's character is definitely one of the most unique in all of cinema akin to that of Clint Eastwood's Blonde character. an icon warrior figure and definitely a well written character that doesn't let his disability be his disadvantage. A very crucial watch for modern day film goers and writers, especially those that look for minority representations in film executed well and have deep character into them. A solid episodic film in the life of a recurring character in Japanese cinema and i can't wait to watch more films with this character again. Subjective score: 8/10 objective score: 8/10

A terrifying yet somewhat hilarious surrealist film that demonstrates the inherent impending doom of a person to sin and fall, and their struggle to maintain their sins. this film is a blast. although the first half may be a solid 8/10 murder heist film the latter half completely devolves into a supernatural Japanese interpretation of Dante's Inferno and it completely envelops the viewer into the myriad of characters and the same curse they're inflicted with.The story's flow seems to be from a Japanese play because a lot of shot compositions, narrative structures, literary reference, and characters and situations are very much akin to an Edo period Suicide romance play, to which the film does an excellent job giving you a frightening and surreal vibe to it. over all a really good horror film with terrifically great play production level themes and story threads at can give you a good time of a fright, but also be left thinking about your future before you die. subjective score: 9/10 objective score: 8.7/10

this was a very ruggedly beautiful film, from it's very down and about rugged and dirty cinematography gives this film it's distinct look i don't think I've seen from another filmmaker before. the 4 main characters are blended comedically in the films own simple yet varying plot about their lives struggling to make ends meet and continually survive and at each other's own business. overall its a subversively comedic, dramatic, and stylistically dirty but beautiful in its execution. would recommend for a Nu velle vague film marathon. "8.9/10" - Really good!