Movies Like Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDir. Kimiyoshi YasudaThemes: katana, zatoichi

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDP: Kazuo MiyagawaThemes: katana, zatoichi

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967·1h 36m·★ 7.0·Satsuo Yamamoto

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Kayo MikimotoDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Adventures of Zatoichi

1964·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Takashi ShimuraDir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966·1h 23m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi Challenged

1967·1h 27m·★ 7.4·Kenji Misumi

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Zatoichi's Revenge

1965·1h 24m·★ 7.3·Akira Inoue

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Ikehiro

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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Kazuo Mori

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Zatoichi on the Road

1963·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDir. Kimiyoshi YasudaAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Kihachi Okamoto

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDP: Kazuo MiyagawaAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Shintarō Katsu

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

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

1962·1h 12m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Mori

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New Tale of Zatoichi

1963·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

1964·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Ikehiro

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionFans also likedAction & Drama & Adventure

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964·1h 27m·★ 7.4·Kenji Misumi

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Samaritan Zatoichi

1968·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Kenji Misumi

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How Good Is Zatoichi and the Fugitives?

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