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Zatoichi's Cane-sword (1967)
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Original name: 座頭市鉄火旅
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
Style:
exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, stylized, cult film
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, warrior, ancient, gangsters, village, heroes, friendship, friends, graphic violence, master warrior, escapades, political intrigue, redemption, lone wolves, political unrest, one man army, state affairs, death, hotel, sword, sword fight, blind man, maid, swordsman ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, cult film, exciting and stylized films with plots about samurai, heroes, martial arts, escapades, warrior, master warrior and lone wolves mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Zatoichi's Cane-sword: Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Zatoichi's Spurting Blood Road (1967), Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963), Adventures of Zatoichi (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. ...
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal ...
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Adventure, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way through the entire clan ...
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Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village leader who has disappeared. As he helps her investigate the disappearance, Zatoichi also becomes involved with another young woman who is trying to help her ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love: his own brother. He must face in combat not only the pursuing retainers but his own ...
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Time:
19th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Our hero Zatoichi sails to one of the distant islands to begin a pilgrimage to a total of 88 Shinto shrines.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the ...
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
87%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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