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Movies Like Zatoichi's Revenge

If you liked Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), a adventure and action movie directed by Akira Inoue, 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.

  1. 1Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action

    Zatoichi 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…

  2. 2Zatoichi Challenged

    Zatoichi Challenged (1967)

    ★ 7/10Also adventure and action

    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…

  3. 3Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and drama

    Older, 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…

  4. 4Zatoichi the Fugitive

    Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

    ★ 6.9/10Also adventure and action

    After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way…

  5. 5Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)

    ★ 7/10Also adventure and action

    Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.

  6. 6Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and action

    Zatoichi'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.

  7. 7Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

    Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and drama

    Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his…

  8. 8The Tale of Zatoichi

    The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

    ★ 7.3/10Also adventure and action

    The 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.

  9. 9Zatoichi's Vengeance

    Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and drama

    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…

  10. 10Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

    Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action

    The 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…

  11. 11The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)

    ★ 7.1/10Also adventure and action

    Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

  12. 12Adventures of Zatoichi

    Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure and action

    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…

  13. 13Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action

    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…

  14. 14ICHI

    ICHI (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure

    Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters…

  15. 15Samaritan Zatoichi

    Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action

    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…

  16. 16Zatoichi's Cane Sword

    Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)

    ★ 7.3/10Also adventure and action

    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…

  17. 17Zatoichi

    Zatoichi (2003)

    ★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama

    Blind 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.

  18. 18Zatoichi the Outlaw

    Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure and action

    When 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.

  19. 19Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

    Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure and action

    Zatoichi 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.

  20. 20Bleach

    Bleach (2018)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure

    High school student Ichigo Kurosaki lives an ordinary life, besides being able to see ghosts and the blurry memories of his mother's death under strange circumstances when he was a kid. His peaceful world suddenly…

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