Swordsman

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. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters. The films that feature him are variously pulse-pounding, hilarious, stirring, and completely off-the-wall. This deluxe set features the string of twenty-five Zatoichi films made between 1962 and 1973, collected in one package for the first time.

The One-Armed Swordsman trilogy are fully restored versions of the monumental Shaw Brother' martial-arts movie masterpieces. Comprising of "One-Arm Swordsman", "Return Of The One-Arm Swordsman" and "The New One-Arm Swordsman" the three films are representative works of legendary director Chang Cheh. In particular, the movie "One-Arm Swordsman" which set a new benchmark for Hong Kong martial-arts, breaking box office records across Asia and winning international acclaim.

In 2006, the 80-episode period situation comedy My Own Swordsman was a major ratings hit, propelling to new heights the careers of writer Ning Cai Shen plus stars Yan Ni (A Simple Noodle Story) and Yao Chen (If You Are the One 2). Five years after series' premiere, its cast and creative talents all return for the show's long-awaited film adaptation…

The legendary blind warrior discovers love and money have created divided alliances in this classic samurai film. After defeating a angry stranger he meets along the road, blind nomad Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu) learns that a bounty is being offered for his head; despite the danger to himself, Zatoichi visits the mother of his victim and offers to help support her. As Zatoichi tries to find out why a price is being offered for his life, he discovers a community has been torn apart by violent feuding from rival bands of criminals – and that one of the bloodthirsty killers who has been drawn to this ugly contest is now the husband of Gajuro, a woman he once loved. Will Zatoichi fight to free his love, or will he search out the man who wants him dead?

Filled with dozens of woodblock prints and photographs, this Samurai history is an authoritative text on Japan's most fearsome warriors.

TAME THE HERO WITHIN! When his village is enslaved and his wife kidnapped, a simple farmer must find his inner warrior! Granted the form of the Sabertooth Swordsman by the unfathomable Cloud God, our hero embarks on a treacherous journey to save his people in this six-part digital-first series! Gasp at the villainy of the malevolent Mastodon Mathematician! Thrill to the Sabertooth Swordsman’s heroism atop Sasquatch Mountain! Gag at a meal of psychotropic grasshopper! All this and more awaits in the first issue of Sabertooth Swordsman!