R1 America - Criterion Collection [2013 Release]
#679

DISCS ONE - NINE (Blu-ray Copy)

DISC TEN (DVD)
* “The Tale of Zatoichi” (1962)
* “The Tale of Zatoichi Continues” (1962)

DISC ELEVEN (DVD)
* “New Tale of Zatoichi” (1963)

DISC TWELVE (DVD)
* “Zatoichi the Fugitive” (1963)
* “Zatoichi on the Road” (1963)

DISC THIRTEEN (DVD)
* “Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold” (1964)

DISC FOURTEEN (DVD)
* “Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword” (1964)
* “Fight, Zatoichi, Fight” (1964)

DISC FIFTEEN (DVD)
* “Adventures of Zatoichi” (1964)

DISC SIXTEEN (DVD)
* “Zatoichi’s Revenge” (1965)
* “Zatoichi and the Doomed Man” (1965)

DISC SEVENTEEN (DVD)
* “Zatoichi the Chess Expert” (1965)

DISC EIGHTEEN (DVD)
* “Zatoichi’s Vengeance” (1966)
* “Zatoichi’s Pilgrimage” (1966)

DISC NINETEEN (DVD)
* “Zatoichi’s Cane Sword” (1967)

DISC TWENTY (DVD)
* “Zatoichi the Outlaw” (1967)
* “Zatoichi Challenged” (1967)

DISC TWENTY-ONE (DVD)
* “Zatoichi and the Fugitives” (1968)

DISC TWENTY-TWO (DVD)
* “Samaritan Zatoichi” (1968)
* “Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo” (1970)

DISC TWENTY-THREE (DVD)
* “Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival” (1970)

DISC TWENTY-FOUR (DVD)
* “Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman” (1971)
* “Zatoichi at Large” (1972)

DISC TWENTY-FIVE (DVD)
* “Zatoichi in Desperation” (1972)

DISC TWENTY-SIX (DVD)
* “Zatoichi’s Conspiracy” (1973)
“The Blind Swordsman” documentary directed by John Nathan (1978) (with burned-in English subtitles) (57:37)
Interview with John Nathan (17:58)

DISC TWENTY-SEVEN (DVD)
“Serialized Success” a new interview with Asian-film critic Tony Rayns (27:13)
Trailers for all 25 films:
- "The Tale of Zatoichi" (1962) (2:13)
- "The Tale of Zatoichi Continues" (1962) (2:12)
- "New Tale of Zatoichi" (1963) (2:14)
- "Zatoichi the Fugitive" (1963) (2:08)
- "Zatoichi on the Road" (1963) (2:09)
- "Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold" (1964) (2:40)
- "Zatoichi's Flashing Sword" (1964) (2:13)
- "Fight, Zatoichi, Fight" (1964) (2:13)
- "Adventures of Zatoichi" (1964) (2:19)
- "Zatoichi's Revenge" (1965) (2:22)
- "Zatoichi and the Doomed Man" (1965) (2:38)
- "Zatoichi and the Chess Expert" (1965) (2:05)
- "Zatoichi's Vengeance" (1966) (2:16)
- "Zatoichi's Pilgrimage" (1966) (2:13)
- "Zatoichi's Cane Sword" (1967) (2:14)
- "Zatoichi the Outlaw" (1967) (3:21)
- "Zatoichi Challenged" (1967) (2:17)
- "Zatoichi and the Fugitives" (1968) (2:32)
- "Samaritan Zatoichi" (1968) (2:16)
- "Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo" (1970) (2:47)
- "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival" (1970) (2:13)
- "Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman" (1971) (2:14)
- "Zatoichi at Large" (1972) (3:03)
- "Zatoichi in Desperation" (1972) (3:10)
- "Zatoichi's Conspiracy" (1973) (3:19)

English (optional)

2.35:1

Anamorphic

NTSC

Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0

Special Case

Packaged in a box 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; and twenty-five new illustrations inspired by the films, by twenty-five different artists.

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R2 Japan - Kadokawa