Fang Kang the One-Armed Swordsman, the iconic wuxia character from the Shaw Brothers studios, travels to Japan and crosses swords with the blind masseur in this 22nd chapter of the long-running Zatoichi film series. However, this is a different character even though he too has only one arm; his name is Wang Kang and he’s played by Jimmy Wang Yu nevertheless.
Since this is very much a Zatoichi movie, again starring Shintaro Katsu, we see him dispatch three unfortunate samurai effortlessly just before the opening credits. Next up, we meet the new arrival to Japan, Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu) who’s on his way to the Fukuryuji temple near Mamada. While on the road, he comes across a Chinese roadside performer, Li Xiang Rong (Chang Yi), his wife Yu Mei (Wan Ling), and their young son Xiao Rong. The Li family decides to take him...
Since this is very much a Zatoichi movie, again starring Shintaro Katsu, we see him dispatch three unfortunate samurai effortlessly just before the opening credits. Next up, we meet the new arrival to Japan, Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu) who’s on his way to the Fukuryuji temple near Mamada. While on the road, he comes across a Chinese roadside performer, Li Xiang Rong (Chang Yi), his wife Yu Mei (Wan Ling), and their young son Xiao Rong. The Li family decides to take him...
- 3/9/2021
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
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