Best movies of Shintarô Katsu

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 : Shintarô Katsu, Kô Nishimura, Makoto Satô, Yoshiko Mita,
Directors : Kenji Misumi,

Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Shintarô Katsu, Kayo Mikimoto, Kyôsuke Machida, Takashi Shimura,
Directors : Kimiyoshi Yasuda,

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

Actors : Yûjirô Ishihara, Shintarô Katsu, Toshirô Mifune, 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 : Eiko Taki, Masako Akeboshi, Shintarô Katsu, Kanbi Fujiyama,
Directors : Kazuo Mori,

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

Actors : Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, 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 : Ken Utsui, Fujiko Yamamoto, Shintarô Katsu, Hiroshi Kawaguchi,
Directors : Shigeo Tanaka,

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a ...

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 : 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 : 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 : Jirô Tamiya, Hiroyuki Nagato, 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)

Actors : Mieko Kondô, Shintarô Katsu, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Kyôko Enami,
Directors : Kazuo Mori,

During Japan's Warring States period three young Tokugawa vassals head their separate ways after Takeda Shingen's forces overran their castle. When they next meet they have all joined opposing sides.

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

Katsu's only movie at Toei Studio.