Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

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 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.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Shintaro Katsu
Directors: Various
Format: Box set, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 9
Rated:
Unrated
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: September 13, 2016
Run Time: 2190 minutes