From Variety by way of Kung Fu Cinema [link]:
Veteran director Yoji Yamada is set to helm Bushi no Ichibun (One-Line Samurai), his third samurai movie after Twilight Samurai (2002) and The Hidden Blade (2004). Takuya Timura (2046) will star as a blind samurai who fights for his honor and the wife who sacrificed herself for him. Shochiku will begin shooting in early 2006.
This is really cool news. While I agree with most critics that said HIDDEN BLADE was too similar to TWILIGHT SAMURAI and that TWILIGHT SAMURAI was a better film, I still found HIDDEN BLADE to be watchable and enjoyable and Yamada Yoji has a certain intrinsic ability to charm. I'm glad that he's continuing to do these chambara films because I certainly enjoy his sensibilities in one of my favorite genres.
Of his other films, I've seen GAKKO 1 (A CLASS TO REMEMBER), the first couple of TORA-SAN movies. I enjoyed them all and personally, I do like his touch of sentimentality, so I'll be looking forward to BUSHI NO ICHIBUN.
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