Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (box set)

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman. Various directors, 1962-1973.

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Edition screened: Criterion Blu-ray box set #679, released 2013. Japanese language with English subtitles. Cumulative runtime approximately 2,196 minutes.

The beautiful Criterion package includes the following feature films. Click individual titles as they become available on this website.

1   The Tale of Zatoichi (1962, Kenji Misumi)

2   The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962, Kazuo Mori)

3   New Tale of Zatoichi (1963, Tokuzo Tanaka)

4   Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963, Tokuzo Tanaka)

5   Zatoichi on the Road (1963, Kimiyoshi Yasuda)

6   Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964, Kazuo Ikehiro)

7   Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword (1964, Kazuo Ikehiro)

8   Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964, Kenji Misumi)

9   Adventures of Zatoichi (1964, Kimiyoshi Yasuda)

10   Zatoichi’s Revenge (1965, Akira Inoue)

11   Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965, Kazuo Mori)

12   Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965, Kenji Misumi)

13   Zatoichi’s Vengeance (1966, Tokuzo Tanaka)

14   Zatoichi’s Pilgrimage (1966, Kazuo Ikehiro)

15   Zatoichi’s Cane Sword (1967, Kimiyoshi Yasuda)

16   Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967, Satsuo Yamamoto)

17   Zatoichi Challenged (1967, Kenji Misumi)

18   Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968, Kimiyoshi Yasuda)

19   Samaritan Zatoichi (1968, Kenji Misumi)

20   Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970, Kihachi Okamoto)

21   Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970, Kenji Misumi)

22   Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971, Kimiyoshi Yasuda)

23   Zatoichi at Large (1972, Kazuo Mori)

24   Zatoichi in Desperation (1972, Shintaro Katsu)

25   Zatoichi’s Conspiracy (1973, Kimiyoshi Yasuda)