The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.
The Tale of Zatoichi

NR 1h 36m 7.6

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The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur who also happens to be a master swordsman.

Zoku Zatôichi monogatari

NR 1h 12m 7.2

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The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.

New Tale of Zatoichi

NR 1h 31m 7.3

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Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.

Zatoichi the Fugitive

NR 1h 26m 7.2

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A yakuza gang targets the blind masseur Zatoichi after he defeats their group in a wrestling match. Meanwhile a long lost love of Zatoichi's returns to his life.

Zatoichi on the Road

PG 1h 25m 7.2

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Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

NR 1h 23m 7.3

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Zatoichi is mistaken for a thief. To clear his name he must find and defeat the real villain.

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

NR 1h 22m 7.2

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After being wounded in a fight, Zatoichi is nursed to health by a young woman and her father. Now indebted to the family, he works to protect their ferry business from local thugs.

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

NR 1h 27m 7.5

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When Zatoichi witnesses the murder of a young mother he promises to deliver the baby to the father. Along the way he gains the help of a reluctant criminal.

Adventures of Zatoichi

NR 1h 26m 7.2

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The blind swordsman tries to locate a girl's missing father.

Zatoichi's Revenge

NR 1h 24m 7.3

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After Zatoichi learns of his sensei's murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family.

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

NR 1h 17m 6.9

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The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, searches for proof an imprisoned man's innocence.

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

NR 1h 27m 7.3

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A samurai with a high skill in chess makes friends with Zatoichi, who finds that things become peculiar in his presence.

Zatoichi's Vengeance

NR 1h 23m 7.3

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Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

NR 1h 22m 7.2

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Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

NR 1h 33m 7.4

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Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.

Zatoichi Breaks Jail

NR 1h 36m 7

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In a town where debt-ridden peasants are being ruthlessly exploited, Zatoichi is forced to take sides between a cruel yakuza boss and his seemingly altruistic rival.

Zatoichi Challenged

NR 1h 27m 7.4

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After an artist is threatened by the yakuza into creating valuable but highly illegal pornography, the law aims to execute him. Zatoichi, having been honor bound to protect the man and his family, must now run against the law.

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

NR 1h 22m 7.3

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Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

Samaritan Zatoichi

NR 1h 24m 7.2

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Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

NR 1h 55m 7

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Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

NR 1h 36m 7.3

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Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower.

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman

NR 1h 34m 7.1

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Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. But will national distrust and simple misunderstanding keep the two kindred spirits apart?

Zatoichi at Large

NR 1h 28m 6.9

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On the road, Zatoichi meets a dying pregnant woman and delivers the child moments before she passes. Honor bound, he sets out to find the next-of-kin who he discovers have their own problems.

Zatoichi in Desperation

NR 1h 32m 6.8

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After accidentally causing an old lady's death, Zatoichi seeks out her daughter to atone for the tragedy, consequently getting into all sorts of trouble.

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

NR 1h 28m 7.1

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Zatoichi returns to his home village for the first time in over ten years to find much has changed and that corruption abounds.

Zatoichi

NR 1h 56m 7.1

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Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender...

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