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. Shooting the material off set proved to be an exhausting experience, even sending some crew members to the hospital, and Katsu was a rather wild man who liked to drink and stir up trouble (like hitting on the wife of a wrestler.) Extended holiday return window till Jan 31, 2021, 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, 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, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Halos are also a bit of an issue. Your country's customs office can offer more details, or visit eBay's page on. Chris D. then provides breakdowns for each film in the set, which are all accompanied by illustrations by various artists. Started by UKCDJ; Jan 15, 2014; Replies: 1; Blu-ray & DVD discs. As a whole most of the films are of the same quality, with a few stand outs for good reasons, and a handful for not-so-great reasons, which I will try to pinpoint here. Kino Lorber . This beautiful 9 Disc Deluxe Set will delight fans and collectors of The Criterion Collection. 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. Started by UKCDJ; Jan 1, 2015; Replies: 2 ; Blu-ray & DVD discs. All of the films are presented in their original aspect ratios of about 2.35:1 across nine dual-layer Blu-rays … Please double check the email you have entered! But a number of films still have some heavily damaged frames, with a couple of large splices or scratches jumping up, all of which are rather jarring since there’s very little damage elsewhere. He explains how the character of Zatoichi and his “codes” appealed to Japanese audiences who were thrilled with how he fought to protect the hardworking people (farmers, business owners) from the corrupt and greedy higher-ups. This item will be sent through the Global Shipping Programme and includes international tracking. Now on my second way around these films. Please allow additional time if international delivery is subject to customs processing. First, a correction. The final 1989 film, Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman is missing, possibly due to rights issues, as is the television series. Now, thanks to the new Zatoichi boxset from The Criterion Collection, I can finally watch all 25 classic era films one after the other… and it’s an experience, to say the least. Express Delivery* - if ordered before 11pm, delivered by courier next working day. Sorry, there seems to have been an error. Immediate payment of £139.99 is required. 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.

I encountered no problems. It’s a rather engaging episode and I can’t say I was surprised by some of the things its director John Nathan had to say about making it in accompanying interview.

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