New tale of Zatoichi, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka, Kikuo Umebayashi
Type
Label
New tale of Zatoichi, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka, Kikuo Umebayashi
Language
jpn
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
New tale of Zatoichi
Oclc number
880174887
Responsibility statement
directed by Tokuzo Tanaka ; produced by Ikuo Kubodera ; screenplay by Minoru Inuzuka, Kikuo Umebayashi
Runtime
91
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 679Zatōichi : the blind swordsman, 3
Summary
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. Features the string of twenty-five Zatoichi films made between 1962 and 1973, collected in one package for the first time
Technique
live action