Oh my goodness. Look at what Cinema Eye has dug up for us all:
So, in order to end speculations and to answer those who emailed, kitanotakeshi.com can confirm, that Kitano indeed is making “Zatoichi 2”.
As the story goes, when Kitano agreed to make “Zatoichi”, he also agreed to make a sequel, if the first film would become a huge succes. Not only did “Zatoichi” become a huge succes, it became the biggest succes in Kitanos career as a director. Kitano didn’t talk about it, as he hadn’t decided when to make it. After all, he had only promised to make it, but not when, and he had already decided to dedicate 2004 to acting. But in August 2004, the contracts were signed and about the same time, Kitano dyed his hair blond again.
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