Shintarô Katsu

Shiho Fujimura

Gen Kimura

Yutaka Nakamura

Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.—Jim Beaver

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi on the Road (1963)

Miwa Takada

Tôru Abe

Masayo Banri

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan to face the killer, a hired ronin.

Zatoichi the Fugitive

Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

Tomisaburô Wakayama

Rumors of conflict between two rival gangs are raised to a din. The two bosses chose their champions to fight for control of the city. One is a samurai turned fisherman with a secret and the other is Zato-no-Ichi, a degenerate gambler and massage therapist with a lightning sword.—ArtDocHound

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

Toshirô Mifune

Minori Terada

Ayako Wakao

With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate, trying to find the gold, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress, Umeno. Ichi hires on as the merchant's masseur and buys Umeno's freedom with his employer's own money. This embarrasses Yojimbo who withdraws from a pact with Ichi to stir up trouble between father and son and their gangs. As the two sides fight, Ichi finds the gold and sets up a final set of confrontations.—

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

Makoto Fujita

Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next....—Matt Hartley (int1)

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Kunie Tanaka

Mitsuko Baishô

Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he has come up in the world. But Takechi makes Izo a killer and a puppet, filled with self-loathing and a need to stop Takechi.—Jim Beaver

Hitokiri

Hitokiri (1969)

Kichijirô Ueda

Eitarô Ozawa

Jun Tazaki

A team of samurai warriors team up to defeat a shape-changing, supernatural creature.

The Demon of Mount Oe

The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)

Takashi Shimura

Sachiko Murase

Legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren (Kazuo Hasegawa) returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight the Mongol invaders during the 1200's by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government supporters and is persecuted. Can Nichiren persevere before the Mongol fleet reaches Japanese shores?

Nichiren to moko daishurai

Nichiren to moko daishurai (1958)

Shigeru Kôyama

Kei Satô

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers to), the head-quarters of a group of smugglers, with stolen money intended to ransom his loved one who is forced to work in a brothel.—Anonymous

Inn of Evil

Inn of Evil (1971)

Asao Uchida

Naoko Ôtani

Yoshi Katô

A yakuza member's half-sister means much more to him in a film that repeatedly depicts realities other than what normal societal rules allow. The overly protective and loving brother; however, soon has to contend with his sister falling for and dating her school teacher, but there is not much he can do about it if he is going to land in jail for stepping outside the bounds of the law.—aghaemi

Yakuza Masterpiece

Yakuza Masterpiece (1970)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Akira Kubo

Kanako Higuchi

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.—Tokyo Shock

Zatoichi

Zatoichi (1989)

Shigeru Amachi

An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. The first of novelist Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi series: 26 films, a TV series and a play, all but two starring controversial singer/producer/director Shintaro Katsu. First of six Zatoichi films directed by Kenji Misumi. The shrewd Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighboring town's smaller gang is brewing. The broke ex-masseur "Ichi" immediately wins big, by taking advantage of local bakuto's cheating, after they scoff at his asking to join a dice game. The larger horde, who have been given carte blanche by the local governor, summoned Zatoichi. Zatoichi hates the fact that he's become an outlaw, so he strikes up a friendship with the other gang's honorable hired samurai, who has TB.—David Stevens

The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Machiko Kyô

Tamao Nakamura

An all-star cast from Daiei Film Company has made "the ultimate Jirocho movie" about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area.

Jirôchô Fuji

Jirôchô Fuji (1959)

Haruko Sugimura

An Indian prince leaves his world of comfort and riches behind to wander and meditate for six years in search of spiritual enlightenment. Siddartha turns his back on the old religion when people are starving needlessly.

Buddha

Buddha (1961)

Mikio Narita

Mayumi Ogawa

Hôsei Komatsu

The first of two films in the Ryuzen series, a rogue martial arts practicing, fornicating, alcohol drinking, gambling priest who competes against the local yakuza thug by opening his own gambling house and beats many up to boot. The priest fights his own conventions, the yakuza, the love-struck women and provides street justice.—aghaemi

The Hoodlum Priest

The Hoodlum Priest (1967)

Hiroshi Abe

Biao Yuen

Yûko Natori

The Holy Maiden of Hell, Ashura possesses immense power that can destroy humanity. Buddhist monks trap her in a deep cave to keep her from falling into evil hands. Kindhearted Abbot Jiku grants her wish to enjoy the human world for 7 days.

Saga of the Phoenix

Saga of the Phoenix (1989)

Jun Hamamura

Eiji Funakoshi

While performing in a touring kabuki troupe, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across the three men who drove his parents to suicide twenty years earlier, and plans his revenge, firstly by seducing the daughter of one of them, secondly by ruining them...—Michael Brooke

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge (1963)

Machiko Soga

Kô Nishimura

Makoto Satô

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.—Fred Cabral

Samaritan Zatoichi

Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

Kanae Kobayashi

Blind masseur and master swordsman, Zatoichi, is tired of killing. He journeys to his old village looking for peace, but is pursued by the brother of Boss Kanbei, a man he's killed. Back home, Ichi connects with Banno, his teacher, who seeks prestige and has arranged for his younger sister, Yayoi, to marry into a wealthy samurai family. Ichi and Yayoi realize they are in love, but Ichi's request for her hand meets with Banno's derision. Ichi is also drawn into Banno's plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy man, ostensibly to aid the Mito Goblins, a gang of thieves on the run; but Banno wants to keep the ransom. Ichi wants harmony and love, but can he escape a destiny of violence?—

New Tale of Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

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