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The Tale of Zatoichi Criterion Collection DVD cover art by Greg Ruth

Artist: Greg Ruth (All)

3 Comments  -   200 Views  -   3 Likes


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Title: The Tale of Zatoichi Criterion Collection DVD cover art by Greg Ruth
Artist: Greg Ruth (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Other
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 200
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Comments: 3
Added to Site: 3/10/2024
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) is the first of 26 Zatoichi films starring Shintaro Katsu as the Blind Swordsman in Japan’s longest running film series.

This illustration is the cover art to the Criterion Collection DVD and is also featured in the Criterion Collection book for the Zatoichi DVD box set.

From Wikipedia:
“The Tale of Zatoichi is a 1962 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi and based on the 1948 essay of the same name by Kan Shimozawa. It is the first installment in a long-running jidaigeki film series starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi.”

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George H 
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 3/10/2024

I love seeing DVD cover art and really cool to see it published in the book as well. Fantastic ink work.

Yo Kuri 
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 3/12/2024

This is breathtaking!

K Gearon 
Member Since 2011

Posted on 3/13/2024

So cool they used this for the collection cover - definintely worthy!  Those brush strokes with that lighting...sublime stuff.  Congrats!

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