Best movies of Shintarô Katsu

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

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

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Kôjirô Hongô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarô Katsu, Raizô Ichikawa,
Directors : Tokuzô Tanaka,

A team of samurai warriors team up to defeat a shape-changing, supernatural creature.

Actors : Tamao Nakamura, Mieko Kondô, Matasaburô Niwa, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Kazuo Mori,

Before he portrayed the legendary blind swordsman, Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu played Suganoichi, a blind court masseur with a dark side. An outcast since birth, he learned from a young age ...

Actors : Kôjirô Hongô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintarô Katsu, Raizô Ichikawa,
Directors : Kunio Watanabe,

Synopsis: During the reign of Shogun Hidetada, both Hirate Musashi (Kazuo Hasegawa) and Okamoto Musashi... See full synopsis »

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 : 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 : 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 : Eiko Taki, Keiko Awaji, Takahiro Tamura, Shintarô Katsu,
Directors : Yasuzô Masumura,

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.