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Eat the Schoolgirl: Osaka Telephone Club, 1h
Directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Origin Japon
Genres Erotic, Horror
Themes Mafia films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Serial killer films, Yakuza films, Gangster films

Un jeune yakuza voit débarquer chez lui une jeune hôtesse de téléphone érotique. Perdant petit à petit pied avec la réalité, il est persuadé d'entendre, par la voix de la fille, des appels au meurtre qu'il ne peut réfréner.
Zatoichi at Large, 1h30
Directed by Kazuo Mori
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Yakuza films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Rentarō Mikuni, Hisaya Morishige, Renji Ishibashi, Keizō Kanie

Zatoïchi porte secours à une voyageuse en train d'accoucher et qu'un yakuza vient de détrousser. Il sauve le bébé, mais la mère meurt en prononçant le nom du père : Sataro, à Shiobara. Zatoïchi prend le nourrisson sous sa protection, mais un mystérieux enfant l'épie jusqu'à Shiobara où il ne trouve que la sœur de Sataro, Oyaé, harcelée par des yakuzas. Elle attend son frère, d'une province voisine, qui doit apporter l'argent destiné à payer sa dette. Quand Sataro se fait enfin expliquer les circonstances du drame, l'enfant (qui n'est autre que son fils aîné) réapparaît et accuse le masseur aveugle du meurtre de sa mère...
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, 1h34
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Kung fu films, Wuxia films, Gangster films
Actors Jimmy Wang Yu, Shintarō Katsu, Koji Nanbara, Toru Abe

Une procession officielle tourne au carnage lorsque les gardes de l'escorte tentent de tuer un jeune garçon d'origine chinoise qui a eu le malheur de se trouver sur leur route. Sa famille, qui vole à son secours, est massacrée mais les agresseurs sont à leur tour décimés par un étrange bretteur manchot, Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu), venu à la rescousse de ses compatriotes. L'enfant arrive à s'enfuir et est recueilli par Zatoichi qui finit par croiser la route de Wang. Mais ils sont poursuivis par les hommes du gouvernement et des yakuzas à leur solde, qui veulent faire disparaître les derniers témoins du drame tout en accusant Wang du massacre. Ce dernier se méfie de tout le monde, y compris de Zatoichi dont il ne comprend pas la langue.
Zatoichi's Conspiracy, 1h28
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Yakuza films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Yukiyo Toake, Kei Satō, Eiji Okada, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Takashi Shimura

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 ».
Zodiac Killers, 1h37
Directed by Ann Hui
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Andy Lau, Cherie Chung, Jun'ichi Ishida, Kyōko Kishida

Ben, un étudiant hongkongais à Tokyo rencontre Tieh-Lan, une jeune chinoise qui travaille comme hotesse dans un bar de Shinjuku. Il se trouve bientôt confronté au monde des yakuzas.
Zatoichi in Desperation, 1h32
Directed by Shintarō Katsu
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Yakuza films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Katsuo Nakamura, Masumi Harukawa, Asao Koike

Sur un pont délabré, Zatoïchi provoque involontairement la mort d'une vieille femme. Rongé par le remords, il se met à la recherche de sa fille dont il sait seulement qu'elle est prostituée à Ogiya, une maison close du port de Choshi. Il finit par la retrouver et gagne la somme nécessaire pour la racheter à la table de jeu de Mangoro, un satanique parrain qui règne sur Choshi. Zatoïchi se met alors en tête de remettre la prostituée dans le droit chemin. Son ardeur à la tâche le rendra même sourd aux cris désespérés de la population persécutée par les hommes de Mangoro.
Street Mobster, 1h32
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Bunta Sugawara, Noboru Ando, Asao Koike, Hideo Murota, Takeo Chii, Nenji Kobayashi

Le narrateur (Okita) se présente rapidement au spectateur. Il raconte son enfance difficile et la manière dont lui et son gang gagnait de l'argent. Refusant de payer les Takigawa qui contrôlent la ville, Okita les attaque au couteau et est envoyé en prison pour cela. La violence dont il fait preuve lui permet d'obtenir le statut de chef parmi les détenus.
Yakuza Weapon, 1h44
Directed by Tak Sakaguchi, Yūdai Yamaguchi
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Mei Kurokawa, Akaji Maro, Jun Murakami, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Tak Sakaguchi, Shingo Tsurumi

Shozo Iwaki (Tak Sakaguchi) is a strong fighter with a strong disregard for his own safety during fights by shrugging off all wounds and damage. He has a falling out with his father, the Boss Yakuza Kenzo Iwaki (Akaji Maro) and spends years in the South American jungle fighting mercenaries. After a battle against opposing soldiers, Shozo is found by Red Tiger and his team, a Japanese special agent who informs him that his father was assassinated.
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight, 1h27
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Nobuo Kaneko, Yoshi Katō, Saburo Date

A group of assassins stop a blind men pilgrimage making their way down the road. The assassins ask for Ichi, but they all claim variations of that name. They line them up against a building to look at their faces, but do not find Ichi and leave. One of the blind men brings Ichi out from his hiding place in the building, and they laugh at playing a prank on sighted men. Ichi goes on his way.
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, 1h23
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Shōgo Shimada, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Saburo Date

Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay respects at the grave of a man he killed two years earlier. At the grave he reminisces on a fight between the two yakuza gangs (Iioka and Sasagawa from an earlier film) one man ran away and, though Ichi was not taking part in the fight, attacked Ichi. The dead man's sister, Chiyo, overhears Ichi say this to himself.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword, 1h22
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Bokuzen Hidari, Ryosuke Kagawa

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.
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man, 1h18
Directed by Kazuo Mori
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Sachiko Murase

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.
Zatoichi's Cane Sword, 1h33
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Eijirō Tōno, Masumi Harukawa, Makoto Fujita, Ryūji Kita

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.
Adventures of Zatoichi, 1h26
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Akitake Kōno, Kichijirō Ueda, Mikijirō Hira

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.
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert, 1h27
Directed by Kenji Misumi
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films, Films about chess, Yakuza films, Films about disabilities, Gangster films
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Saburo Date, Naomi Fujiyama, Ryō Horikawa

On a boat trip to Honshu island, Zatoichi (Katsu) makes the acquaintance of Jumonji (Narita), an expert shogi (Japanese chess) player and swordsman. Once on Honshu, a group of men that had tried to cheat Zatoichi at dice try to take revenge upon him- only for Ichi to turn the tables on them in the tussle. However, Miki, the niece of a woman named Otane, is injured in the confusion, compelling Ichi to go to great lengths to procure the medicine needed to cure her injury. When she recovers, the child sincerely thanks him, leaving him overwrought with emotion.