Does anyone know the name of the Zatoichi movie where at the end he is in a fight with a gang in a darkened rice warehouse with only streaks of light coming in. There is a line the last victim says, "Ichi! Remember when we were kids stealing water melons." And only for a moment does Ichi reflect, then he kills the guy. I'd love to know the name of this movie.

Well, I've watched 15 of the 18 movies of Zatoichi so far and I'm going to watch all of them. Great series of movies. Fun to watch. The first one, "The Legend of Zatoichi," is definitely the best one for me. It was beautifully crafted. The plot may be sparse in some instances but every scene has a lot of depth. The characters are lively and fun to watch, especially with the witty dialogues. If you're looking for amazing acrobatic kung-fu style action scene, you won't find it here. But the action is not the central part of the movies, it is the story. The stories are wonderful and Sintaro Katsu makes for an amazing lead actor, perfectly suited for the role.

I'm noticing that quite a few people have just copied and pasted their reviews from the first movie, onto the others... I'm betting they've not watched the rest. Why do I say that? Well, simply, I'm three movies into this series now, and I'm bored crapless with the character of Zatoichi. Furthermore, of all the Japanese swordsman series', this is by far the most boring and tedious. I'm having a real hard time seeing the big deal here. Anyway, this time the hook is that the other sword guy is Zatoichi's old teacher, the one who taught him his chops... literally. While this movie still beats a stick in the eye, the premise is wearing thin.

I've seen the newer movies and am just starting on these, excellent stories, direction and photography and Shintaro Katsu is just plain awesome! Ichi rocks, he's always got ta throw down sum insightful lines as he "cuts air" on his foes, who more than rightly deserve it, but its the twists and in 'n outs of who's going to be left standing at the end of this excellent series that wants me to watch more as Itchi's legendary master swordsman status grows!