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Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
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Original name: 座頭市二段斬り
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 brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
Style:
cult classic, exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, stylized, cult film
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, one man army, ninja, samurai sword, handicapped, katana, swordplay, village, murder, sword, prostitute, heroes, captivity, life is a bitch, master warrior, escapades, vengeance, danger, confined, lone wolves, woman in danger, political corruption, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, cult classic, realistic and captivating films with plots about samurai sword, martial arts, samurai, heroes, zatoichi, escapades and lone wolves mostly in Action, Drama and Adventure genres. Some movies like Zatoichi's Revenge: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965), Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 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 ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
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 ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, rough, emotional, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
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.
Style:
cult classic, exciting, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, medieval, ninja, ancient, handicapped, ronin, swordplay, murder, kidnapping ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
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 ...
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, ninja, samurai sword, handicapped, swordplay, corruption, village, violent content, escape, righting the wronged ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
57%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, ninja, samurai sword, handicapped, swordplay, yakuza, corruption, village, swordsman, edo period ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
54%
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 ...
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, captivating, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
53%
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 ...
Style:
cult classic, captivating, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Style:
cult classic, captivating, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
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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 ...
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
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 ...
Style:
cult classic, captivating, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
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 ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
50%
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.
Style:
cult classic, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
zatoichi, chess, martial arts, samurai sword, ninja, handicapped, ancient, swordplay, sword, violent content, heroes, one man army ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
50%
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. ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
50%
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.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
47%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
43%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Zatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the Yakuza and a jealous husband.
Style:
cult classic, serious, exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
43%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Style:
grindhouse, art house, cult classic, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
41%
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Country: Japan, France
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
40%
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
40%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
40%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan, asia
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Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
19th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, ancient, handicapped, swordplay, sword, gangster, pregnancy, gory, lone wolves ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
epic, jidai geki, captivating, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
29%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
perverse, epic, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
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