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Best Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection Movies Ranked
Explore the best zatoichi: the blind swordsman collection movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. Our current #1 pick is The Tale of Zatoichi. Browse 26 franchise titles in ranked order, with direct links to movie pages and matchup data.
The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
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続・座頭市物語 (1962)
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New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
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座頭市兇状旅 (1963)
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座頭市喧嘩旅 (1963)
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座頭市千両首 (1964)
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座頭市あばれ凧 (1964)
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座頭市血笑旅 (1964)
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座頭市関所破り (1964)
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座頭市二段斬り (1965)
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座頭市逆手斬り (1965)
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座頭市地獄旅 (1965)
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座頭市の歌が聞える (1966)
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座頭市海を渡る (1966)
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座頭市鉄火旅 (1967)
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Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
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座頭市血煙り街道 (1967)
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座頭市果し状 (1968)
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座頭市喧嘩太鼓 (1968)
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座頭市と用心棒 (1970)
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座頭市あばれ火祭り (1970)
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新座頭市 破れ！唐人剣 (1971)
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座頭市御用旅 (1972)
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新座頭市物語・折れた杖 (1972)
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新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り (1973)
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座頭市 (1989)
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