Archive for 'Japanese TV' Category

Zatoichi The Television Series Volume Four by Katsu Shintaro (1974)

2 October 2006

Another 4 episodes of the Television incarnation of the amazing blind masseuse swordsman Zatoichi as played by and directed by the great Katsu Shintaro. Damn if he isn’t good at opening his eyes to show the whites in his eyes. Zatoichi is one of the most famous samurai characters of all time with his trademark […]

Zatoichi The Television Series Volume Three by Katsu Shintaro (1974)

1 October 2006

A 3rd volume of 4 more 45 minute Zatoichi television episodes. For any fan of Zatoichi they will greatly enjoy these films, though I do think the passing is sometimes not as fast or well paced as the features, but are still quite enjoyable, and follow more of yours and mine favorite Samurai Zatoichi, the […]

Zatoichi The Television Series Volumet Two (1974)

14 June 2006

For a 100 episode series it is really depressing to get 1 less episode on the second disc than the first, but that is the usual MO of Anime companies and this is Media Blasters after all, but at 100 episodes we will have 24 or 25 DVD’s to get this whole series, and that […]

Zatoichi The Television Series Volume One (1974)

30 May 2006

I was a little wary of the Zatoichi Television series, but really I shouldn’t have been worried. This is essentially 45 minute Zatoichi films with a little less blood, and less women interested in Zatoichi, but other than that this is just more Zatoichi. If you are a fan you will love this show, though […]