Movies Like Zatoichi the Outlaw

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

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection3 shared cast incl. Shintarō Katsu & Kō NishimuraThemes: yakuza, zatoichi

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

1964·1h 23m·★ 7.3·Kazuo Ikehiro

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionThemes: yakuza, zatoichiDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

1965·1h 27m·★ 7.3·Kenji Misumi

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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970·1h 36m·★ 7.3·Kenji Misumi

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Kō NishimuraDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

The Tale of Zatoichi

1962·1h 36m·★ 7.6·Kenji Misumi

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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

1962·1h 12m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Mori

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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

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966·1h 23m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968·1h 22m·★ 7.3·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Kihachi Okamoto

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman CollectionBoth star Shintarō Katsu & Toshiyuki HosokawaDP: Kazuo Miyagawa

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

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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965·1h 17m·★ 6.8·Kazuo Mori

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Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Kazuo Ikehiro

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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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Adventures of Zatoichi

1964·1h 26m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Zatoichi's Revenge

1965·1h 24m·★ 7.3·Akira Inoue

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