Movies Like Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
If you liked Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), a action and drama movie directed by Kazuo Ikehiro, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
★ 6.9/10Also action and dramaZatoichi 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…
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and actionZatoichi'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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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi 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 parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial…
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Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
★ 7/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also action and dramaOlder, 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…
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and actionThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
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Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and actionItinerant 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…
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Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
★ 7/10Also adventure and actionIchi 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…
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Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and actionWhen a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
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New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
★ 7/10Also action and dramaWishing 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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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and actionThe blind masseuse is targeted by the leader of a powerful yakuza group while also fending off a jealous husband bent on revenge. Zatoichi tours Edo's underground via a rousing onsen fight scene, gambling houses and…
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi 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…
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Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and actionBlind 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…
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi 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. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and actionReturning 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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Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi 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…
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and actionBlind 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 reluctant to get involved, because he knows how…
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi 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…
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Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaBlind 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 out to protect the townspeople.
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One Piece Episode of East Blue (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventureExperience the inspiring moments that launched Luffy and the first four members of his crew on their grand adventure to find the One Piece! It’s all here—from Shanks giving Luffy the straw hat, to Nami facing the…