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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman AKA The Tale of Zatoichi AKA Zatôichi monogatari (Blu-ray) (1962)

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.
Director: Kenji Misumi

OVERALL: Draw
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Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2013]
Blu-ray B France - The Jokers - Kenji Misumi - La Lame à l'œil [2023]
Blu-ray B Germany - Plaion Pictures [2022]
Blu-ray B Germany - Mediacs - Limited Edition [2022]
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection - OOP ORIGINAL, INCORRECT REGION FOR DISC SIX
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection - REISSUE [2019]

OVERALL: Draw

The Criterion releases have some exclusive extras. Only region differences.
The French release has its own exclusive extras.

Note that the original UK set had one disc locked to region A rather than region B, and whilst the reissued set rectifies this that it includes optical censorship on one of the films on that disc (Zatoichi and the Fugitives).
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (96:20).
- Blu-ray B Kenji Misumi - La Lame à l'œil France- The Jokers - No cuts (96:04)
- Blu-ray B Germany- Plaion Pictures - No cuts (96:09)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Germany- Mediacs - No cuts (96:09)
- Blu-ray B OOP ORIGINAL, INCORRECT REGION FOR DISC SIX United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (96:20).
- Blu-ray B REISSUE United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (96:20).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 03/08/14
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/11/23

UPDATE LOG:

03/08/14: Initial entry.
26/12/14: Updated runtime to minutes/seconds, added DVDBeaver link.
20/08/18: Added UK release, updated comparison, corrected typo.
16/03/19: Added UK reissue, overall note.
13/11/23: Added France.
14/11/23: Added Germany x2.
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