Finally.....

This is the FINAL FINAL FINALLY version of the Zatoichi ident. The sound is a major factor here, using a track from the soundtrack of the film to give the old tale a modern twist, which works fantastically well, since the instrument is a shamisen, more or less an old Japanese guitar makes the overall feel quite cool and funky.

The timing of the sound effects are the key to this idents success I believe, making the animation run smoothly and leaves the audience a gap in which to fill in with their own assumptions, but by keeping the theme of gore present.

This is the one ident I am not happy with. The film itself has so much going on, Im having trouble trying to make this ident my own ineterpretation of the events and key themes in the film. The sound is hard to track, the animation is poor, and I just dont like it. Im going to do something quite naughty and use recycled bits of assets from the other idents, and bring up one of my old storyboards that I didnt publish before.

Here....