Movies Like The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

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The Tale of Zatoichi

1962·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection4 shared cast incl. Shintarō Katsu & Masayo Banri6 shared themes: criminal, yakuza, sword fight...

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Tokuzō Tanaka

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: zatoichi, period drama, jidaigekiBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Yutaka Nakamura

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Masayo BanriThemes: zatoichi, jidaigeki

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: yakuza, zatoichiFans also liked

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964·1h 27m·★ 7.4·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: yakuza, zatoichiBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Shōsaku Sugiyama

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Kihachi Okamoto

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: sword fight, zatoichi, jidaigekiAdventure & Action & Drama

Samurai Vendetta

1959·1h 49m·★ 6.6·Kazuo Mori

2 shared crewDir. Kazuo MoriDP: Shozo Honda

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: yakuza, zatoichiAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Satsuo Yamamoto

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: yakuza, zatoichiAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Kazuo Mori

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDir. Kazuo MoriAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi at Large

1972·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Kazuo Mori

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDir. Kazuo MoriAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: zatoichi, jidaigekiAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: zatoichi, jidaigekiAction & Drama & Adventure

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDP: Shozo HondaAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi's Revenge

1965·1h 24m·★ 7.3·Akira Inoue

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Fujio HarumotoAdventure & Action & Drama

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972·1h 29m·★ 7.5·Kenji Misumi

Themes: yakuza, sword fight, jidaigekiFans also likedDrama & Action & Adventure

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionAdventure & Action & DramaStarring Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionAction & Drama & AdventureStarring Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966·1h 23m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionAction & Drama & AdventureStarring Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

1964·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Ikehiro

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionAction & Drama & AdventureStarring Shintarō Katsu

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