ZATOICHI #11
Directed by Kazuo Mori • 1965 • Japan
An elderly prisoner accused of murder begs Zatoichi to find evidence of his innocence. The blind swordsman, for the first time, chooses not to help, but fate has other plans for him. Director Issei Mori, who played a significant role in getting Shintaro Katsu cast as Zatoichi in the first place, shows his filmmaking flair, delivering bloody battles and raucous humor while mischievously upending narrative expectations.
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
ZATOICHI #8
Directed by Kenji Misumi • 1964 • JapanWhile on the road, Zatoichi befriends a young mother right before she is savagely murdered. Promising her that he will hand over her baby to its father, the blind masseur embarks on an adventure both sentimental and beset by perilous action. Th...
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
ZATOICHI #12
Directed by Kenji Misumi • 1965 • JapanKenji Misumi, who directed the first installment of the ZATOICHI series, returns with this tale in which the blind swordsman once again finds himself the protector of a child: a little girl pursued by both devious family members and bloodthirs...
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Yotsuya Kaidan, Part One
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita • 1949 • Japan
Iemon Tamiya is an impoverished masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband. She, in turn, is the object of a deadly, obsessive love of a criminal, Kohei, ...
