Best movies of Shintarô Katsu

Actors : Tatsuya Nakadai, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shintarô Katsu, Yukio Mishima,
Directors : Hideo Gosha,

A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.

Actors : Eiko Taki, Shintarô Katsu, Masako Akeboshi, Kanbi Fujiyama,
Directors : Kazuo Mori,

The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, searches for proof an imprisoned man's innocence.

Actors : Kyoko Yoshizawa, Shintarô Katsu, Yasuhiro Koume, Kiwako Taichi,
Directors : Shintarô Katsu,

After accidentally causing an old lady's death, Zatoichi seeks out her daughter to atone for the tragedy, consequently getting into all sorts of trouble.

Actors : Rentarô Mikuni, Shintarô Katsu, Hisaya Morishige, Etsushi Takahashi,
Directors : Kazuo Mori,

On the road, Zatoichi meets a dying pregnant woman and delivers the child moments before she passes. Honor bound, he sets out to find the next-of-kin who he discovers have their own problems.

Actors : Kunie Tanaka, Michiyo Ohkusu, Hisashi Igawa, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kazuo Ikehiro,

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.

Actors : Gen Kimura, Shigeru Amachi, Shintarô Katsu, Jun Hamamura,
Directors : Tokuzô Tanaka,

Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.

Actors : Rentarô Mikuni, Yuko Hamada, Shintarô Katsu, Kô Nishimura,
Directors : Satsuo Yamamoto,

In a town where debt-ridden peasants are being ruthlessly exploited, Zatoichi is forced to take sides between a cruel yakuza boss and his seemingly altruistic rival.

Actors : Mako Midori, Shintarô Katsu, Kô Nishimura, Mikio Narita,
Directors : Yoshio Inoue,

After extracting information by raping a ghost, Hanzo uncovers a plot among high officials to steal the shogunate's gold and loan it out to the poor.

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Toshirô Mifune, Shintarô Katsu, Ruriko Asaoka,
Directors : Hiroshi Inagaki,

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set ...

Actors : Eiji Okada, Shintarô Katsu, Yukiyo Toake, Kei Satô,
Directors : Kimiyoshi Yasuda,

Zatoichi returns to his home village for the first time in over ten years to find much has changed and that corruption abounds.

Actors : Makoto Fujita, Shiho Fujimura, Shintarô Katsu, Yoshihiko Aoyama,
Directors : Kimiyoshi Yasuda,

Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.

Actors : Mieko Harada, Kyûsaku Shimada, Jun'ichi Ishida, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Akio Jissôji,

A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city.

Actors : Osamu Ôkawa, Etsuko Ichihara, Shintarô Katsu, Kiyoshi Atsumi,
Directors : Hiroshi Teshigahara,

A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. Contradictory evidence and the lack of clues soon render the case as virtually unsolvable, as the detective grows more and more frustrated.

Actors : Hideko Takamine, Michiyo Aratama, Shintarô Katsu, Kei Satô,
Directors : Kenji Misumi,

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women, and a vicious killer.

Actors : Biao Yuen, Shintarô Katsu, Loletta Lee, Gloria Yip,

The Holy Maiden of Hell, Ashura possesses immense power that can destroy humanity. Buddhist monks trap her in a deep cave to keep her from falling into evil hands. Kindhearted Abbot Jiku grants her wish to enjoy the human world for 7 days.

Actors : Hôsei Komatsu, Mayumi Ogawa, Naoko Kubo, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kimiyoshi Yasuda,

The first of two films in the Ryuzen series, a rogue martial arts practicing, fornicating, alcohol drinking, gambling priest who competes against the local yakuza thug by opening his own ...

Actors : Akio Hasegawa, Harue Akagi, Hiroki Matsukata, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

When a rebellious roughneck enlists in the Navy and goes on a rampage against his superiors, he is sent to the Yokosuka Naval Prison.

Actors : Akio Hasegawa, Hiroki Matsukata, Bunta Sugawara, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kôsaku Yamashita,

Katsu's only movie at Toei Studio.

Actors : Kayo Matsuo, Shintarô Katsu, Taketoshi Naitô, Sônosuke Sawamura,
Directors : Kazuo Ikehiro,

The rogue Ryuzen priest is now not only gambling, fornicating, fighting, drinking and dealing in entertainment services, but also becomes involved in abetting a woman who may have inherited...

Actors : Hiroyuki Nagato, Jirô Tamiya, Reiko Fujiwara, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Tokuzô Tanaka,

Zatoichi is caught between two gang bosses and must fight his way pit of an intense territorial dispute (Hulu)