Is Shingo Katori Right for Zatoichi?
Word is that there will be one last Zatoichi movie soon. And Shingo Katori is up for the role. But does his face really convey Zatoichi to you?
I mean, I can accept him as a goofy ninja:
Or as a monkey king:
But as the baddest of all J-cinema badasses? Well, there have been other surprising actors in the role, such as this man and this woman.
BTW, this is not to say I think he is a bad actor; he was brilliant in this short film:
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