Product Details

• Actors: Shintarô Katsu, Yu Wang, Watako Hamaki, Michie Terada, Kôji Nanbara
• Directors: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
• Writers: Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Kan Shimosawa, Takayuki Yamada
• Producers: Shintarô Katsu, Ming Huang, Yoshinobu Nishioka
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: ANIMEIGO
• DVD Release Date: July 13, 2004
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001Z9352
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,082 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Zatoichi 22 - Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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ZATOICHI MEETS THE ONE ARMED SWORDSMA - DVD Movie

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Katsu's Masterpiece, June 10, 2006

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InterMillan "M.O." (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zatoichi 22 - Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman (DVD)

I couldn't DISAGREE with Mr. Felder more. I suggest you see all the Zatoichi movies because NONE of them disappoint. Within all the series there is an analysis of each character that encompasses a strong emotional theme. In here you have a Chinese Character/Master-Swords-Man Wang Kong, who has come hundreds of miles to find peace, only to find the blood trail left in China has followed him to Japan. There paths cross as both try to save the life of an innocent (a child of a slain family), but corruption, deceit, and betrayal, with a lack of communication cloud there paths, only to lose themselves and face each other in the end. Subjectively this is one of the best endings and fight scenes within the Zatoichi series-if not the best. In addition the musical theme, particularly the fight scene between Ichi & Wang Kong is energetic and masterful. Highly Recommended.

33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, May 30, 2004

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Synbios (Tallahassee, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zatoichi 22 - Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman (DVD)

This is actually the second Zatoichi film i've ever seen (first was Kitano's). I took a chance seeing Animeigo had a sell on it, and since I enjoyed their releases of Lone Wolf & Cub I gave this a chance. I knew it was going to be good, but I had no idea it was going to be that good. Nice mix of martial arts and swordsplay as Zatoichi meets the one armed chinese man. Sadly they misunderstand each other due to the language barrier.

As for the DVD, the quality is excellent (don't expect less from animeigo). There are a few features such as character profiles which lets you get a better grasp of the story. There is also production notes and a few trailers for other animeigo releases that are very pleasing (except I think the trailer for this movie is kind of spoiler-ish). My only gripe is, I heard there were two endings for this film. One shot for Japanese audiences (which is what i'm guessing this film used), and one for Chinese audiences (which I have a good idea as to what happened in it). It would of been nice if they included the alternate ending as an extra or atleast mention it, but oh well. Nothing big since the ending used was perfect for the film.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great classic, June 1, 2005

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M. Allen (Seattle, Wa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zatoichi 22 - Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman (DVD)

This is also my second Zatoichi movie, my first was the last movie he made before his death. I have to say that I didn't know what to expect even though I really liked his last movie as Zatoichi. Fortunatly this movie is great and something I enjoyed from begining to end. In a way I'm a bit concerned that this may be his best movie so I'm a bit reluctant to buy more of his films. If you're a first timer to Zatoichi then buy this movie because it's a good one.