Films like Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
Film · 1989 · also action and adventureOlder, 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 struggl...
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Zatoichi
Film · 2003 · also action and adventureBlind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets...
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Film · 1962 · also action and adventureReturning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Film · 1966 · also action and adventureZatoichi'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.
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Samaritan Zatoichi
Film · 1968 · also action and adventureZatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay h...
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Zatoichi's Revenge
Film · 1965 · also action and adventureItinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbe...
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Film · 1965 · also action and adventureBlind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is r...
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Film · 1965 · also action and adventureZatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhil...
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Film · 1971 · also action and adventureZatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty part...
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New Tale of Zatoichi
Film · 1963 · also action and adventureWishing 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.
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