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, 1h27
Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Shiho FujimuraRating70%




Ichi is being taken to Doyoma, all expenses paid by an employee of Doyoma crime boss Hikozo, on the promise of just meeting with Hikozo, no obligation to do anything. On the way his guide is killed by Hikozo's rivals who overheard Ichi and his guide at a tea house. Ichi kills them including the husband of Hisa, a woman who watches the short fight. She tells him this when he asks and they part coolly.
, 1h22
Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaGenres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Takashi ShimuraRating72%




Zatoichi comes to a village which is the local hub of family farms in a silk growing region. The most prominent villager is Matsugoro who apparently will stop at nothing to bring all under his control. The small village does have a kind doctor, Dr. Junan, who lives with his daughter Oshizu.
, 1h26
Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaGenres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Miwa Takada,
Akitake Kōno,
Kichijirō Ueda,
Mikijirō HiraRating71%




On his way to a village to celebrate the New Year's festival, Zatoichi is asked by a man to deliver a message to a woman. Upon delivery, he rooms with a young women who is searching for her missing father.
, 1h33
Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaGenres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Shiho Fujimura,
Eijirō Tōno,
Masumi Harukawa,
Makoto Fujita,
Ryūji KitaRating73%




In a town dominated by yakuza, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a master swordsmith named Senzo (Tōno) who identifies Zatoichi's cane sword as the work of his late mentor. Senzo also spots a crack in the blade and warns that it will snap after one more kill.
, 1h28
Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaOrigin JaponGenres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Yakuza filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Yukiyo Toake,
Kei Satō,
Eiji Okada,
Yoshio Tsuchiya,
Takashi ShimuraRating70%




Au hasard de ses pérégrinations, Zatoïchi se retrouve à passer près de Kasama, son village natal qu'il a quitté depuis vingt ans. La nostalgie le pousse à franchir les portes du village qui, à sa grande surprise, retentit de clameurs de bienvenue. Ce n'est pas lui la cause de cette effervescence, mais Shinbei, ancien du village, revenu pour payer les dettes des paysans ruinés. Pourtant, la générosité du riche marchand Shinbei, qui est aussi l'ami d'enfance de Zatoïchi, cache un plan crapuleux : le contrôle de l'économie locale, avec l'aide d'un clan yakuza et du gouverneur corrompu. Et Zatoïchi va avoir toutes les peines du monde à convaincre les paysans crédules des véritables intentions de leur « bienfaiteur ».
, 1h16
Directed by Kimiyoshi YasudaGenres ActionThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Films about disabilitiesActors Michiyo Okusu,
Asao Koike,
Saburo DateRating68%




Many years ago ronin killed parents of the young girl named O-kin, and crippled her by cut off her right arm and gouged out her right eye. Nevertheless, this girl grew up and became a great swordswoman. Despite her mutilated body, she is unbeatable. Now, she lives in the small town and owns a very valuable and rare sword - The Drenched Swallow. O-kin protects from robbers and ronin a little girl and her grandfather. Local Daimyo collects swords and orders to samurai takes away all swords from its owners. A few samurai came to girl's home and kill her grandfather before were killed by O-kin. Now O-kin wants to take revenge. Together with another swordsman and simultaneously heavy sake drinker, O-kin protects the child.
, 1h22
Genres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Bokuzen Hidari,
Ryosuke KagawaRating71%




A young Yakuza, who is looking to make a name for himself, shoots Zatoichi in the back with a musket. Zatoichi is wounded, but is aided by a stranger: Miss Kuni. After recovering, Zatoichi travels to her home to thank her and repay her kindness by assisting in what household chores he can do.
, 1h31
Genres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Saburo DateRating72%




Ichi travels to his old village four years after he stopped training. On the way he meets his childhood friend Tamekichi. Tamekichi, his wife and child have become poor, and must make a living with music. While at an inn, a group of travelers are robbed by four thieves but Ichi does not stop them.
, 1h26
Genres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Miwa Takada,
Sachiko Murase,
Toru AbeRating71%




Ichi (which is the main character's name, Zato being the lowest rank in the Todoza) is attacked by a young yakuza man he has never met. The man is despatched and tells Ichi that he did it to get ten ryo reward for his mother. Ichi travels to the mother's town and enters a local wrestling match and defeats several sighted opponents. While Maki, the young man's mother, accepts Ichi as honorable for confessing to the death, the opponents, part of a local Yakuza gang, seek to reclaim their honor by claiming Ichi's life.
, 1h18
Directed by Kazuo MoriGenres Drama,
Action,
AdventureThemes Seafaring films,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Martial arts films,
Samurai films,
Yakuza films,
Films about disabilities,
Gangster filmsActors Shintarō Katsu,
Sachiko MuraseRating68%




Zatoichi (Katsu) is given 50 lashes for illegal gambling in Shimokura. While in jail, his cellmate Shimazo (Mizuhara) claims to have been jailed on false charges of housebreaking, arson, and murder, pleading with Ichi to contact one of his influential associates who can vouch for his innocence and to inform his wife and daughter of his situation.