Movies Like Zatoichi on the Road

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

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection2 shared crewBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Gen Kimura

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

1962·1h 12m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Mori

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection4 shared cast incl. Shintarō Katsu & Yutaka NakamuraThemes: zatoichi, jidaigeki

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Tokuzō Tanaka

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection3 shared cast incl. Shintarō Katsu & Gen KimuraThemes: zatoichi, jidaigeki

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Shiho FujimuraDir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964·1h 23m·★ 7.3·Kazuo Ikehiro

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Matasaburô NiwaThemes: zatoichi, jidaigeki

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971·1h 34m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

1964·1h 27m·★ 7.4·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection3 shared cast incl. Shintarō Katsu & Gen KimuraAdventure & Action & Drama

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi Challenged

1967·1h 27m·★ 7.4·Kenji Misumi

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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Kihachi Okamoto

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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Shintarō Katsu

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966·1h 23m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Kazuo Mori

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Zatoichi's Revenge

1965·1h 24m·★ 7.3·Akira Inoue

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Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973·1h 28m·★ 7.0·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionDir. Kimiyoshi YasudaAction & Drama & Adventure

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Ikehiro

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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

1964·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Ikehiro

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Samaritan Zatoichi

1968·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Kenji Misumi

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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965·1h 27m·★ 7.3·Kenji Misumi

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How Good Is Zatoichi on the Road?

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