Zatoichi versus Predator
Tell me you don’t want to see this film and I’ll call you a liar. Or a joyless bore. I mean this trailer promises everything: samurai, lethal freaks, space ships crashing into 18th century Japanese villages, a distinct Spaghetti Western feel, a heavy dose of Star Wars and the greatest hero of all, blind swordsman Zatoichi fighting Predator. With a fucking light saber! Also more copyright infringements you could wish for and it looks fan-tas-tic!
Unfortunately this film will never be. It’s a piece of fan fiction made by Okabe Junya, a visual effects man, producer and director who worked on films like Godzilla versus King Ghidorah (1991) and directed a couple of movies that I had never heard of before, most recently a science fiction flick called BraveStorm and a tv-series called Blader.
None of those productions look anywhere nearly as good as Zatoichi versus Predator. There is also a video on YouTube that shows how it was made. Here.
The only complaint I have is that Zatoichi is not played by Katsu Shintaro, but it’s not Okabe’s fault because Katsu is dead, isn’t he. (PB)





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