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'Never mind KILL BILL or THE LAST SAMURAI, this is the one to beat ‘em all'
EVENING STANDARD
'Thoroughly entertaining stuff... the overall result is a visually stunning sword-fest that’s quite unlike anything you’re likely to see at the cinema this year.'
Christopher Tilly, HOTDOG
'Fabulously vibrant and entertaining action from director Takeshi Kitano...Kitano adds vivid colours and a climatic dance routine - as exhilarating as it is unexpected - to a film already brimming with good humour and gloriously realised swordfights, making this the giddiest good time that you’ll have at the cinema all month'
David Cox, i-D
' the polish and panache of Takeshi Kitano’s magnificent remake.'
'Kitano combines cartoonish violence, broad pantomime and subtle asides with arresting visuals and exquisite period details to produce a piece of cult pulp that drips with arthouse style.'
'Arty, but eminently accessible. Bring on the sequel.'
David Parkinson, EMPIRE
''Beat’ Takeshi Kitano resurrects a mythical blind swordsman for a modern audience.... It’s a balancing act carried off with verve, humour and panache. Kitano’s script is a joy...
A dazzling action flick to introduce the blind swordsman to a new wave of moviegoers.'
TOTAL FILM
'Kitano is a one-man force-of-culture'
'And the genius of Zatoichi is the anarchy Kitano lets loose. Slapstick, cross dressing and tap dancing all have a part to play in this all-signing and all-dancing affair'
'watch out for the riotous end routine worthy of a Hollywood musical number'
DAZED & CONFUSED
'If you thought the Last Samurai had some serious sword action then wait till you see Zatoichi'
'This is an entertaining mix of stylised violence and goofy humour'
ARENA
'The films of Kitano just keep getting better'
'Zatoichi is as enthralling as anything Kitano has done'
''ZATOICHI is literally bursting at the seams with invention and creativity'
James Mottram - FILM REVIEW
'It's an ultra-entertaining, romp full of stylish and inventive moments, like the climatic hip-hop musical tap dancing sequence!'
Boyd Hilton - HEAT
 'Zatoichi is as thrilling a piece of cinema as you are likely to see. Forget Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction: this is the movie Quentin Tarantino wishes he had made - smart, stylish and super-cool. See it.'
METRO LONDON
(FILM OF THE WEEK)
'Takeshi Kitano’s all-singing, all-dancing, comedy samurai slaughterfest is a pure delight'
Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN
'As indecently watchable as it is miraculous'
THE TIMES EYE
'This is vivid and essential cinema, as good as it can be and as super-hip as it gets'
Roger Clarke - THE INDEPENDENT Information |
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