the blind swordsman's revenge

February 20 movie: The Blind Swordsman's Revenge. I think this was one of the better Zatoichi movies so far. Zatoichi avenges the murder of his massage teacher, and rescues the teacher's daughter (along with all the other women) from a brothel where she is being held prisoner. He also befriends a single dad who runs crooked dice games, and convinces the man that a more honest career would set a better example for his preteen daughter. Unfortunately, in the final scenes we see the father clumsily practicing swordplay. As ideal careers go for single fathers, I don't think sword-for-hire is much better than crooked dealer.