Criterion Reflections – Episode 129 – Shintaro Katsu’s Zatoichi in Desperation

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this fourth season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1972 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Robert Taylor and Richard Doyle to discuss Zatoichi in Desperation, directed by Shintaro Katsu. Episode Links: Shintaro Katsu The Criterion Collection The Criterion Channel Wikipedia Letterboxd Cagey Films Eigapedia The Independent (obituary) Zatoichi in Desperation The Criterion Collection The Criterion Channel Letterboxd 100 Films Blood Brothers Grindhouse Cinema Database The Spinning Image Toho Kingdom PREVIOUSLY: THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT UP NEXT: SOUNDER MORE! Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967) Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968) The Eclipse Viewer