Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [9 Discs]

Criterion Collection (9Pc)

Overview

he colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen's great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters. The films that feature him are variously pulse-pounding, hilarious, stirring, and completely off-the-wall. This deluxe set features the string of twenty-five Zatoichi films made between (1962 and (1973, collected in one package for the first time. Films in this set: The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963) Zatoichi on the Road (1963) Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) Zatoichi's Revenge (1965) Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965) Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967) Zatoichi Challenged (1967) Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) Samaritan Zatoichi (1968) Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970 Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) Zatoichi at Large (1972) Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2016
UPC:	0715515170611
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen, Color]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	36:36:00
Sales rank:	1,615

Special Features

The Blind Swordsman, a 1978 documentary about Zatoichi portrayer and filmmaker Snintaro Katsu, along with an interview with it's director, John Nathan; Interview with Asian-film critic Tony Rayns; Trailers for all twenty-five films