I'm actually more interested in Caribou, he might very well got to the place Luffy and co are looking for.
So I guess, Caribou for crew member debate will begin again...
BTW, that blind Samurai would continue the trend of Oda using old actors from samurai films.
Meet the Zato no Ichi, the blind samurai from Zatochi 座頭市, a film series with 26 films so far (1962-1989, not counting recent remakes), played by Katsu Shintaro: