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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Boxset - The Criterion Collection Image 1

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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