Before Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu played another blind masseur, but a much more sinister one! Japanese film scholar Jonathan Wroot makes his debut on the show to discuss The Blind Menace! Hosted by Perry Constantine Guest-Starring Jonathan Wroot Visit Jonathan's faculty profile, pick up his book The Paths of Zatoichi, or check out the movie sets he's been involved with — Cloud and Charisma and Zen and Sword. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! JapanOnFilm.com Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Discord Film Stories Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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