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title: "Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]"
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# Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

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- **What is this?** Zatoichi - The Blind Swordsman [The Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] by shintaro katsu
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## Description

THE ADVENTURES OF THE LEGENDARY BLIND SWORDSMAN IN A KILLER, TWENTY-FIVE-FILM SETThe 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 ZATOICHITHE TALE OF ZATOICHI CONTINUESNEW TALE OF ZATOICHIZATOICHI THE FUGITIVEZATOICHI ON THE ROADZATOICHI AND THE CHEST OF GOLDZATOICHI'S FLASHING SWORDFIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHTADVENTURES OF ZATOICHIZATOICHI'S REVENGEZATOICHI AND THE DOOMED MANZATOICHI AND THE CHESS EXPERTZATOICHI'S VENGEANCEZATOICHI'S PILGRIMAGEZATOICHI'S CANE SWORDZATOICHI THE OUTLAWZATOICHI CHALLENGEDZATOICHI AND THE FUGITIVESSAMARITAN ZATOICHIZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBOZATOICHI GOES TO THE FIRE FESTIVALZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SWORDSMANZATOICHI AT LARGEZATOICHI IN DESPERATIONZATOICHI'S CONSPIRACYBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew digital restorations of all twenty-five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracksThe Blind Swordsman, a 1978 documentary about Zatoichi portrayer and filmmaker Shintaro Katsu, along with a new interview with its director, John NathanNew Interview with Asian-film critic Tony RaynsTrailersNew English SubtitlesPLUS A book featuring:An essay by critic Geoffrey O'BrienSynopses of the films by critic, novelist and musician Chris DThe Tale of Zatoichi, the original short story by Kan ShimozawaTwenty-five illustrations inspired by the films, by twenty-five different artists

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Action, Adventure, Drama
- **Format:** PAL, Blu-ray
- **Contributor:** Shintaro Katsu
- **Language:** Japanese
- **Runtime:** 2197 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of my favourite film collections
*by P***R on 22 March 2024*

The films are of excellent quality - the picture, audio, script, actors.The language is original - Japanese (no VO). There are English subtitles.The action takes place long time ago. However it is easy to understand, what is happening.Although Ichi uses his sword more than once in each film to defend himself or others, he is a very respectable character.There is a lot of emotion in these films. There are ladies, kids, good people, dangerous, treacherous, wicked people.The action takes place in different towns, country side, in houses and outside.I became curious about this series after watching Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi. While Takeshi Kitano's character is cool, Shintarô Katsu's character seems more humane to me.Every film in this series is a gem. I watch each one from start to the end. Sometimes I watch more than one film of this series in one evening.If you can afford the price and are interested in the Japanese culture - you would not regret this purchase.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What are you doing, just BUY IT!
*by S***S on 4 November 2023*

If you are reading this, then I am to take that you are a fan of Japanese, or at least Samurai, Cinema. In which case, continue no further until you have clicked "But It Now".In brief, the Zatoichi film series (the longest in Japanese history) is quintessential Samurai cinema. Alongside Seven Samurai, The Samurai Trilogy (Mushashi) and the oft' forgotten "Three Outlaw Samurai", Zatoichi is an endearing character, and the films are a must-see experience.All 25 films are collected in this magnificent boxset by Criterion, fully remastered from original scans and with a plethora of special features, at a fantastic price. It truly is a MUST HAVE and I am honestly surprised it is still in stock.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Criterion, Blu-ray box set: The 2nd edition (2019) now plays fine in region B player
*by E***O on 22 March 2019*

This is not a review, just an information: As soon as my Criterion Zatoichi Collection arrived, I eagerly popped each Blu-ray into my region B player, and looked briefly into one of the movies. I encountered no problems. Unfortunately, I could not find a note on the box set identifying it as the corrected version. Buy with care, but the new ones sold directly by Amazon should be fine. Look out for "The Criterion Collection, Box Set, 2nd Edition" and "Feb 18, 2019" on the product page.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-09*