Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman

Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Jun Hamamura, Ryuzo Shimada

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, collected in one package for the first time.

• Format: Blu-ray
• Language: English
• UPC: 715515170611
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Criterion Collection
• Directors: Akira Inoue, Kazuo Ikehiro, Kazuo Mori
• Starring: Shintaro Katsu, Jun Hamamura, Ryuzo Shimada
• Runtime: 36 hours, 38 minutes
• Number of Disks: 9
• Other Video Info: subtitled
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 7.5" x 0.7"