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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Boxset - The Criterion Collection
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A$417.99
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
- CRITERION COLLECTION
- TBC
- 15
- Shintaro Katsu
English
- 2019
- Japanese
- 9
- B
- CRITERION COLLECTION
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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
- CRITERION COLLECTION
- TBC
- 15
- Shintaro Katsu
English
- 2019
- Japanese
- 9
- B
- CRITERION COLLECTION
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