Movies Like Samaritan Zatoichi
If you liked Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), a adventure and action movie directed by Kenji Misumi, 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 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'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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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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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 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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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'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 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 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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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
★ 6.9/10Also action and dramaBlind 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…
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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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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'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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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 the Fugitive (1963)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and actionAfter 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…
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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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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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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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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and actionRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog…
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventureTanjiro undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Meanwhile, Muzan continues to search for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki. A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 55–56, with…