Zatoichi And The Doomed Man (1965)

The blind swordsman’s 11th film is a slightly better than average slice of samurai action and comedy. It uses the premise that even when Ichi goes out of his way to avoid conflict, trouble invariably finds him, which is something that we know to be true from previous entries. A secondary character is cleverly used to highlight just how funny Shintarô Katsu can be.
There’s a dramatic finale that could've been spectacular if it had been handled better, but is still pretty solid as it stands.

3 fish stories out of 5