Who Says Zatoichi Has To Be A Man?
Apparently all bets are off. Now that Beat Takeshi has played Shintaro Katsu's iconic Zatoichi as a bleach-haired sourpuss, apparently it's OK to run with the series and do whatever the hell. Not that I'm against a woman playing a blind swords—um, person. Zatoichi is just so synonymous with Shintaro Katsu.
OK, so it's called Ichi, it stars cutie-pie actress Haruka Ayase, and it's being directed by Ping-Pong helmer Fumihiko Sori for a 2008 release.
From TokyoGraph.
Blasphemy!
If they made her a female Hanzo the Razor though, I wouldn't mind submitting to her 'interrogation'. ^_~
Posted by: rupan777 | June 22, 2007 at 06:58 PM