Gen Kimura

Gen Shimizu

Toshio Chiba

Fujio Suga

Samurai Vendetta

Samurai Vendetta (1959)

Ayako Wakao

Haruko Sugimura

Misako Watanabe

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967)

Takashi Shimura

Kô Nishimura

Miyoko Akaza

Peony Lantern

Peony Lantern (1968)

Ikuko Môri

Jôtarô Senba

Miwa Takada

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved with another young woman who is trying to help her brother, who has murdered someone at about the same time and place as the missing man was last seen.—Jim Beaver

Adventures of Zatoichi

Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)

Takeshi Katô

Norihei Miki

Sampei Taira

Itinerant 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 robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.—

Zatoichi's Revenge

Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)

Kei Satô

Jun Hamamura

Kanae Kobayashi

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.—Fred Cabral

Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

Rentarô Mikuni

Kenjirô Ishiyama

Zatoichi arrives in a town where a gambling house is kidnapping its poor, debt-ridden patrons. A rival establishment moves to pay those debts and free the peasants, but this house's seemingly altruistic boss is actually laying the groundwork for a ruthless money-grabbing scheme. The sixteenth Zatoichi film is the first from its star's own Katsu Productions, and is one of the series' most daring.—Anonymous

Zatoichi the Outlaw

Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)

Nobuo Kaneko

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Shôsaku Sugiyama

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.—Jim Beaver

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

Yutaka Nakamura

Ryûzô Shimada

Sônosuke Sawamura

Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.—Jim Beaver

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi on the Road (1963)

Tomisaburô Wakayama

Eijirô Yanagi

Rumors of conflict between two rival gangs are raised to a din. The two bosses chose their champions to fight for control of the city. One is a samurai turned fisherman with a secret and the other is Zato-no-Ichi, a degenerate gambler and massage therapist with a lightning sword.—ArtDocHound

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

Junichiro Yamashita

Ryûtarô Gomi

Makoto Fujita

Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next....—Matt Hartley (int1)

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)

Meiko Kaji

Ryûdô Uzaki

Shigeo Katô

A rich merchant gives his clerk an I.O.U. instead of wages. When the impoverished clerk presents the paper to the merchant at the agreed upon time asking for payment, the man flies into a rage and pretends he never wrote it and claims the clerk is trying to defraud him.—Luka Sabljak

Double Suicide of Sonezaki

Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978)

Asao Uchida

Chikara Hashimoto

Tokio Oki

The story begins several thousand years ago in the Babylonian city of Ur. Legend says that the hideous monster Daimon lay hibernating in the ruins. Four thousand years later, some treasure hunters inadvertantly release him. Daimon [Chikara Hashimoto] flies straight to old Japan, where it kills samurai Lord Hyogo Isobe [Takashi Kanda]. After drinking Lord Isobe's blood, Daimon takes over his body, but when Isobe/Daimon kills the family dog and destroys the household altars sacred to Buddha, his daughter Lady Chie [Akane Kawasaki], samurai Shinpachiro Mayama [Yoshihiko Aoyama], and the household servants know something is awry. One of the altar artifacts falls into a pond. It awakens Kappa the water imp [Gen Kuroki], who comes up to take a look. Kappa notices Isobe/Daimon drinking the Steward Saheiji Kawano's [Gen Kimura] blood, turning Saheiji into a monster, too. When Kappa tries to headbutt Daimon, the monster bests him, so Kappa rounds up some of the other local Spooks and asks for their help. Unfortunately, the other Spooks don't believe a word Kappa says.When Shinpachiro and Lady Chie find the maid Shinobu [Hiromi Inoue] with bites on her neck, Shinpachiro consults a priest, who tells him that Lord Isobe is dead and that a demon has taken his form. To destroy the demon, Shinpachiro must surround Daimon's room with three candles while the priest chants prayers of destruction. Unfortunately, the prayers backfire, and it is Daimon who kills the priest. In an attempt to secure some younger blood, Daimon and Saheiji attack a local family, but the mother and father are too quick for them. They shove their young son and daughter out the back door. After slaughtering the parents, Daimon and Saheiji go in search of the children, who have taken refuge in a "monster's shrine" where the children run into Kappa et al. When the Spooks hear that the children of the village are being killed by Daimon, they finally agree to help Kappa destroy him.Unfortunately, their attempts to destroy Daimon do not work. When Long-Necked Woman [Ikuko Mori] tries to noose him with her neck, Daimon ties her neck into a knot. Shinpachiro tries to ward off the demon, but the ward traps the Yokai instead. Shinpachiro eventually shoots Daimon in the eye, and Daimon is forced to evacuate Lord Isobe's corpse. But there is still Saheiji to deal with, and now there is the new Magistrate, Lord Iori Ohdate [Osamu Ohkawa], newly arrived to take the place of Lord Isobe. Unfortunately, Daimon met Lord Ohdate en route and, after drinking his blood, took over his form.Meanwhile, the Yokai Spooks are trapped in the warded jar. Fortunately, Two-Headed Woman [Keiko Yukitomo] and Umbrella wander by and find them. Although they cannot free the Spooks, Two-Headed Woman and Umbrella do agree to relay a warning to Shinpachiro regarding Saheiji. However, they arrive just in time to see Ohdate/Daimon order that Shinpachiro be executed. Oh, what to do? Daimon is more powerful than the simple, peace-loving Yakai Spooks. Two-Headed Woman and Umbrella get Lady Chie to remove the ward from the jar so that the Spooks can be free to fight the demon, but Daimon replicates himself into a half dozen clones. Just as it looks like Daimon is going to win again, Umbrella leads in an army of Spooks from all over Japan. But there are too many Daimon clones. In order to destroy Daimon, the Spooks have to dispatch the remaining eye on the real Daimon, who has made himself as tall as a giant. Stonehead hangs from Umbrella's one leg and floats up close enough to Daimon's head to stab him in the eye. Daimon is sent packing, Japan is saved, Shinpachiro is released, and all the Spooks return to their homes. [Original Synopsis by bj_kuehl.]

The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War (1968)

Kazuo Mortuchi

Shinsuke and Otsuya, his boss' daughter runs away to get married, but they are betrayed by the inn owner, Kenji. Otsuya is sold to Tokubei's brothel. Seikichi, a mysterious tattoo artist puts his masterpiece, a human-faced spider, on her back. She and her lover are then forced into a conspiracy-born nightmare, where they face the danger of becoming the very evil they seek to escape. With each new bloody incident, the spider's face seems to redden with ever-growing hunger.—Letter B.

Irezumi

Irezumi (1966)

Kyôko Kishida

Ishikawa Goemon (Ichikawa Raizo), a talented young ninja, becomes ensnared in a twisted scheme to assassinate Oda Nobunaga, an evil warlord bent on ruling feudal Japan with an iron fist. Deceit, treachery, and entire gangs of enemy ninja lurk around every corner as Goemon travels the countryside to complete his task, win back his honor, and save his skin!—Anonymous

Ninja, a Band of Assassins

Ninja, a Band of Assassins (1962)

Chitose Kobayashi

Kôji Nanbara

Saburô Date

Akai shuriken

Akai shuriken (1965)

Jun Tazaki

Government spies clash against the militant police force known as the Shinsengumi in the streets of Edo. Lies and conspiracy infect the brotherhood just as they are tasked with a mission to prevent a violent incident. The group wavers and shows signs of fracture on the eve of their greatest battle.—ArtDocHound

Shinsengumi shimatsuki

Shinsengumi shimatsuki (1963)

Jun Fujikawa

An impoverished blind masseur becomes a mercenary swordsman, to gain basic respect. The first of novelist Kan Shimozawa's Zatoichi series: 26 films, a TV series and a play, all but two starring controversial singer/producer/director Shintaro Katsu. First of six Zatoichi films directed by Kenji Misumi. The shrewd Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighboring town's smaller gang is brewing. The broke ex-masseur "Ichi" immediately wins big, by taking advantage of local bakuto's cheating, after they scoff at his asking to join a dice game. The larger horde, who have been given carte blanche by the local governor, summoned Zatoichi. Zatoichi hates the fact that he's become an outlaw, so he strikes up a friendship with the other gang's honorable hired samurai, who has TB.—David Stevens

The Tale of Zatoichi

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Jin'ichirô Andô

Hanpei is an orphan mistreated by other vassals of the manor. He loves flowers and is named the castle gardener. One day in the forest he meets a samurai who teaches him his technique. To conceal the mental illness of lord of the manor, Hanpei is ordered to kill all the spies of the shogun and rebel vassals.—ccarneiro0707

Ken ki

Ken ki (1965)

Yoshio Inaba

Toshio Hosokawa

A samurai seeks revenge and redemption after his family is executed by a rival clan.

Destiny's Son

Destiny's Son (1962)

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