The 24th film in the series finds the Blind Swordsman venturing down the bleakest and most nihilistic pathways. Zatoichi gets no darker than this!
Tag - Zatoichi
David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 91 – Kazuo Mori’s Zatoichi At Large
David is joined by Dave Eves and Richard Doyle as they talk about Episode 23 in the Zatoichi franchise to launch Season 4 of this podcast.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 44 – Kimiyoshi Yasuda’s Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
David and guests Dave Eves, Josh Hornbeck and Michael Worth discuss this epic crossover of samurai and wuxia cinematic styles.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 26 – Kenji Misumi’s Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Martin Kessler and Robert Taylor team up with David to discuss this outstanding 21st installment of the Zatoichi franchise.
Criterion Reflections – Episode 12 – Kihachi Okamoto’s ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO
David is joined by Robert Taylor and Jon Laubinger to talk about this epic Shintaro Katsu/Toshiro Mifune collaboration.
Criterion Reflections – Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) – #679
Ichi endures a hard beating in this one, but he's in the benevolent care of the great Takashi Shimura.
James McCormick
Ryan Gallagher
Episode 25 – Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan
This is the podcast dedicated to The Criterion Collection. Rudie, Ryan & Travis discuss Criterion News & Rumors and Criterion New Releases, we analyze, discuss & highlight Criterion #326, Whit Stillman's Metropolitan...