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THE ADVENTURES OF THE LEGENDARY BLIND SMAN IN A KILLER, TWENTY-FIVE-FILM SET ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 sman. 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 ZATOICHI * THE TALE OF ZATOICHI CONTINUES * NEW TALE OF ZATOICHI * ZATOICHI THE FUGITIVE * ZATOICHI ON THE ROAD * ZATOICHI AND THE CHEST OF GOLD * ZATOICHI'S FLASHING * FIGHT, ZATOICHI, FIGHT * ADVENTURES OF ZATOICHI * ZATOICHI'S REVENGE * ZATOICHI AND THE DOOMED MAN * ZATOICHI AND THE CHESS EXPERT * ZATOICHI'S VENGEANCE * ZATOICHI'S PILGRIMAGE * ZATOICHI'S CANE * ZATOICHI THE OUTLAW * ZATOICHI CHALLENGED * ZATOICHI AND THE FUGITIVES * SAMARITAN ZATOICHI * ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO * ZATOICHI GOES TO THE FIRE FESTIVAL * ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE-ARMED SMAN * ZATOICHI AT LARGE * ZATOICHI IN DESPERATION * ZATOICHI'S CONSPIRACY BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES -------------------------------- * New digital restorations of all twenty-five films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks * The Blind sman, 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 * Trailers * New English Subtitles * PLUS A book featuring: * An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien * 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