Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection: Based on Short Stories by Kan Shimozawa [Medienkombination]

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 Shintarô Katsu became...

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Other Authors: Misumi, Kenji (Director), Mori, Kazuo (Director), Tanaka, Tokuzô (Director), Yasuda, Kimiyoshi (Director), Makiura, Chishi (Cinematographer), Honda, Shôzô (Cinematographer), Katsu, Shintaro (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Japanese
Published: London Criterion [2019]
Series:The Criterion Collection 679
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Summary: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 Shintarô 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. [Cover]
Physical Description:9 Blu-ray-Discs schwarz-weiß ; farbig