Shintaro Katsu

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Tale of Zatoichi, The (1962): Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; The inaugural movie in the iconic 'Zatoichi' series – which followed the intriguing adventures in mythical Japan of a blind masseur, who has…
Tale of Zatoichi Continues, The (1962): Dir. Kazuo Mori
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; The first of many sequels to the iconic TALE OF ZATOICHI, in which a blind, affable masseur (Katsu) who happens to be a lethally skillful swordsman…
Zatoichi: The Outlaw (Zatoichi 16) (1967): Dir. Satsuo Yamamoto
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; A middle–installment in the longrunning Zatoichi series, sees the wandering masseur become embroiled in a violent plot involving two rival…
Zatoichi: Festival of Fire (Zatoichi 21) (1970): Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai; One of the strongest of the later films in the 25–strong Zatoichi cycle (this is 21), with the blind masseur with the cane sword getting into…
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (Zatoichi 20) (1970): Dir. Kihachi Okamoto
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Toshiro Mifune; An enjoyable spin on the Japanese samurai genre, depicts a comedic rivalry between Katsu and Mifune in a secluded mountain village. Although lacking…
Incident at Blood Pass, The (Machibuse) (1970): Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Shintaro Katsu; Pedigree shogun face off between genre icons Mifune and Katsu in a tautly conceived show down over hijacked gold between a remote mountain pass.…
Zatoichi Meets The One Armed Swordsman (Zatoichi 22) (1971): Dir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Yu Wang; An above–average entry in the continuing series, this has the titular blind swordsman assist the Chinese One–Armed Swordsman, who has…
Hanzo The Razor Trilogy (The Razor: Sword of Justice; Razor 2: The Snare; Razor 3: Who's Got the Gold?) (1972-1974): Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; Mind–boggling samurai film series combines a 1970s taste for heroic bloodshed with a strongly Japanese sexploitation angle. Featuring the…
Zatoichi In Desperation (Zatoichi 24) (1972): Dir. Shintaro Katsu
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyôko Koizumi; A particularly bleak inclusion in the iconic ZATOICHI series, with the eponymous blind swordsman (Shintaro Katsu, also directing) seeking to atone…
Zatoichi At Large (Zatoichi 23) (1972): Dir. Kazuo Mori
Feat. Shintaro Katsu, Rentaro Mikuni, Hisaya Morishige; Late–period inclusion to the Zatoichi series has the eponymous blind swordsman helping to deliver a baby, then finding himself honour bound to…
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (Zatoichi 25) (1973): Dir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; Blind masseur and swordsman Zatoichi returns to his home town after decades of wandering and trouble, only to find inevitable conflict with a…
Zatoichi 26 (Darkness Is His Ally) (1989): Dir. Shintaro Katsu
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; An enjoyable, autumnal revival of the 1960s–70s samurai movie franchise, with a much older Katsu reprising his role of the blind swordsman and…

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