A 3rd volume of 4 more 45 minute Zatoichi television episodes. For any fan of Zatoichi they will greatly enjoy these films, though I do think the passing is sometimes not as fast or well paced as the features, but are still quite enjoyable, and follow more of yours and mine favorite Samurai Zatoichi, the blind Sworsdmen. Katsu Shintaro or Katsu-Shin. His character is such a lovable scoundrel, that no matter how many he kills, his goodness still shines out and makes you love him more and more. He is really an amazing and enjoyable character.

THE SUMO WRESTLER WHO FOUND HIS HOME Some highlights include Zatoichi meeting a young Sumo Wrestler who was kicked out of his school because he was covering for older men, and he follows Zatoichi for a time and eventually Zatoichi re-united him with his father.

HUMANITY AND JUSTICE has Zatoichi meeting up with a woman dressed as a man who has set out to kill the boss that killed her father, but ends up getting taken by that boss, and only finds justice with help from Zatoichi who does the honorable thing, turning against his former friend who is no longer a good man, and helping this woman to become a woman again, and of course Zatoichi leaves without her.

THE 1,000 RYO RAFFLE Zatoichi helps a drunken Yakuza on the way home after serving 3 years of a 10 year sentence for killing a boss for his boss, and he gives Ichi a Raffle ticket. The ticket is a winner, for 1000 Ryo so Zatoichi goes to find the man and return the ticket, but the man won’t accept it. He goes back to find his younger sister alone, as his wife has gone to his boss, and only becomes interested when she learns of the ticket. Zatoichi is hired to kill the man, but frees him, letting him kill the boss and toss away his tramp of a wife, but Ichi sneaks the raffle ticket into the sleeve of the younger sister.

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I would not recommend these as a start into Zatoichi, as the films are superior, but these are very enjoyable, and it is just good to have more with this lovable bad ass.