1974 feast of bloodRating: 14/20
Plot: The final confrontation between Itto and the Yagyu clan. He's killed off three sons in previous movies, so the guy with the white beard and eyepatch sends his daughter, a juggler, to take care of business. Dead. Then he remembers that he has another son and attempts to align with him to hunt down and kill the assassin. Dead, dead, dead. Finally, Itto winds up at a ski resort where he must face hundreds of sword-wielding skiers. Spoiler alert: Dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, dead.
Completion of the hexology is about what you'd expect. There's blood, people cut in half, gratuitous breast flashes, swords sticking out the tops of skulls, etc. This episode seems a bit darker at times and then almost slipping into self-parody during the denouement when Lone Wolf is slicing up assassins on skis. Another near-ludicrous bit includes three zombie assassins who have the ability to burrow underground like moles. Weird but it works in these movies. It's too bad this concludes the series, not only because I could sit around watching this stuff all day but also because the ending wasn't quite the satisfying resolution this series deserves. The graphic novel series' ending would have been great to see.
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