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Availability: In stock.
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Certificate: 
Run Time: 87 mins
Studio: ©1965, Home Vision
Release date: May 18th, 2004.
Main Genre:
Action/Adventure
Sub Genres:
Japanese Cinema,
Martial Arts
Actors/Artists:
Shintaro Katsu
Features:
- Theatrical Trailer(s)
- Exclusive collectors poster
Aspect Ratio:
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Widescreen (Anamorphic) |
Audio:
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Subtitles:
English
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With 25 film sequels and upwards of 100 TV episodes, Shintaro Katsu is the legendary Zatoichi! He’s a low-ranking blind masseur who lives by the Yakuza code and answers his foes with a deadly cane sword. By far one of Japan’s most time-honored screen personas, Zatoichi is to this day the ultimate everyman anti-hero.
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a visual feast of swordplay and relentless action. The blind swordsman befriends a wandering, chess-loving, battle-thirsty samurai and helps a young girl who has been accidentally wounded in a brutal sword fight. This spectacular film, photographed in gorgeous color and directed by samurai specialist Kenji Misumi, shows Zatoichi at his best: battling rival yakuza and angry relatives seeking retribution.
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