Posted on April 13, 2017 |
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Shogun Assassin (1980)
Action | Adventure
When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he is ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire, embarking on a journey of blood and violent death.
Starring: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ôki, Akiji Kobayashi, Shin Kishida
Director: Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi
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Posted on January 2, 2014 |
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival / Zatôichi abare-himatsuri / Zatôichi 21 (1970)
Action | Adventure | Drama
In a town where women are bought and sold, Zatôichi stumbles upon a secret organization headed by Yamikubo, the Dark Imperial Lord. The "Boss of Bosses, blind like Zatôichi, takes an interest in the masseur, guiding him on the path of destiny and the duty of the sightless. However, a chance encounter with two beautiful women might be the end of Zatôichi, as both a jealous husband and the town Yakuza want his head!
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kenji Misumi
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Posted on January 1, 2014 |
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Samaritan Zatoichi / Zatôichi kenka-daiko / Zatôichi 19 (1968)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Zatoichi 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 his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kenji Misumi
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Posted on December 28, 2013 |
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Zatoichi Challenged / Zatôichi chikemuri kaidô / Zatôichi 17 (1967)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town .
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kenji Misumi
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Posted on December 20, 2013 |
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert / Zatôichi Jigoku tabi / Zatôichi 12 (1965)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a visual feast of swordplay and relentless action. The blind swordsman befriends a wandering, chess-loving, battle-thirsty samurai and helps a young girl who has been accidentally wounded in a brutal sword fight. This spectacular film, photographed in gorgeous color and directed by samurai specialist Kenji Misumi, shows Zatoichi at his best: battling rival yakuza and angry relatives seeking retribution.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kenji Misumi
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Posted on December 12, 2013 |
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight / Zatôichi kesshô-tabi / Zatôichi 8 (1964)
Action | Adventure | Drama
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.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kenji Misumi
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Posted on December 2, 2013 |
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The Tale of Zatoichi / Zatôichi monogatari / Zatôichi 1 (1962)
Action | Adventure | Drama
This is the movie that introduced the legend of Zatoichi and its star Shintaro Katsu, ushering in a new era of the Japanese samurai film. Practicing his trade as a masseur in a small province, Zatoichi finds himself caught in a turf war between rival yakuza gangs. Aware of Zatoichi's reputation as an undefeatable swordsman, yakuza leader Sukejoro tries to hire him-unsuccessfully-as a mercenary. But it's too late. The other gang leader, Shigezo, hires a warrior with an equally fierce reputation to challenge Zatoichi. Thus the legend of Zatoichi begins with intensely choreographed battle scenes and an expertly crafted story.
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kenji Misumi
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