I know that there are many japanese/chinese movie fans here so I just thought I'd recommend this mind blowing japanese movie that I saw the other day called Zatôichi.
Takeshi Kitano plays Zatoichi who's a blind wanderer with a shock of blonde hair, a cane that transforms into a sword, and a legendary mastery of samurai warrior technique.
As a film, Zatoichi is distinctly oddball. It combines awesome and mesmerising martial arts, zany humour, varying types of beautifully performed Japanese dance, rhythms from everyday sounds, violent buffoonery, cross-dressing, beautifully depicted classical Japanese culture, wonderful cinematography and artery-popping gore. Interested? I know you are
notice: the movie has been rated R for strong stylized bloody violence.
go see it. now!