He continued down the road, his cane tapping once more. He had a teacher to find, and perhaps, a cup of warm sake to quiet the ghosts of the road.
"Is it?" Ichi smiled, his fingers dancing over the head of his cane. "I can only hear the light fading. The insects are changing their tune. That is how I know the day is dying." subtitle New Tale Of Zatoichi (1963) [BluRay] [...
"The blind masseur," a voice spat. It was the traveler from the road, his voice no longer friendly. "Shigezo-sama doesn't like strangers drifting through. Especially ones with reputations for being... lucky with the dice." He continued down the road, his cane tapping once more
The first spear lunged. Ichi didn’t move until the tip was an inch from his chest. With a fluid twist, he stepped inside the guard. A sharp clack echoed as his cane—the hidden shikomizue —partially unsheathed. The wooden casing struck the man’s throat. Then, the world became a symphony of steel. "I can only hear the light fading