Zatoichi – The Blind Swordsman [The Criterion Collection]
Zatoichi – The Blind Swordsman [The Criterion Collection]
THE ADVENTURES OF THE LEGENDARY BLIND SWORDSMAN IN A KILLER, TWENTY-FIVE-FILM SET
The 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 honour 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.
Includes 25 Films:
- THE TALE OF ZATOICHI
- THE TALE OF ZATOICHI CONTINUES
- NEW TALE OF ZATOICHI
- ZATOICHI THE FUGITIVE
- ZATOICHI ON THE ROAD
- ZATOICHI AND THE CHEST OF GOLD
- ZATOICHI’S FLASHING SWORD
- FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT
- ADVENTURES OF ZATOICHI
- ZATOICHI’S REVENGE
- ZATOICHI AND THE DOOMED MAN
- ZATOICHI AND THE CHESS EXPERT
- ZATOICHI’S VENGEANCE
- ZATOICHI’S PILGRIMAGE
- ZATOICHI’S CANE SWORD
- ZATOICHI THE OUTLAW
- ZATOICHI CHALLENGED
- ZATOICHI AND THE FUGITIVES
- SAMARITAN ZATOICHI
- ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO
- ZATOICHI GOES TO THE FIRE FESTIVAL
- ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN
- ZATOICHI AT LARGE
- ZATOICHI IN DESPERATION
- ZATOICHI’S CONSPIRACY
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New digital restorations of all twenty-five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
- The Blind Swordsman, a 1978 documentary about Zatoichi portrayer and filmmaker Shintaro Katsu, along with a new interview with its director, John Nathan
- New Interview with Asian-film critic Tony Rayns
- Trailers
- New English Subtitles
- PLUS A book featuring:
- An essay by critic Geoffrey O’Brien
- Synopses of the films by critic, novelist and musician Chris D
- The Tale of Zatoichi, the original short story by Kan Shimozawa
- Twenty-five illustrations inspired by the films, by twenty-five different artists
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