Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)

aka: Zatôichi nidan-kiri (original title)

This is the 10th film in the Blind Swordsman series. A senseless act of murder by the leader of a prostitution ring causes the vengeful blind swordsman to lash out in this entry into the long-running Zatoichi series. In a violent attempt to force a young woman into prostitution, Zatoichi's old master is killed in cold blood. When Zatoichi learns of the tragic death, he sets out on a brutal quest of revenge that won't be satisfied until the man responsible has paid the ultimate price and the prostitute prisoners are finally freed. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)

aka: Zatôichi umi o wataru

This is the 14th movie in the 26 film series. It is considered to be one of the very best. Troubled by his violent past, Zatoichi embarks on a pilgrimage to a series of seaside shrines, but bandits interrupt his spiritual journey.

Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

aka: Zatoichi kyojo tabi

This is the 4th film in the Zatoichi series. Blind swordsman/masseur Ichi (known as Zatoichi, or "Masseur Ichi") angers a local yakuza gang when he defeats several of them in a wrestling match. When he finds that his long lost love Tane is nearby and romantically involved with a tough samurai in the employ of the gang, he remains in the village. Meanwhile, the young heir to the leadership is forced to confront his own fear and weakness when the gang insists he fight Ichi.

Zoku Zatôichi monogatari (1962)

aka: The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.

Zatoichi (1989)

This is the 26th and final film of the original Zatocihi series of movies starring Shintaro Katsu. It really is a fine way to go out, leaving the viewer wishing there would be at least one more. In this film Ichi, as always, is caught between two yakuza gangs, but befriends a skilled but haunted ronin, and also meets a worthy female yakuza boss, Ms. Bosatsu. The movie begins with Ichi in jail, and right off the bat we see someone trying to take advantage of his blindness.

Zatoichi On The Road (1963)

aka: Zatoichi kenka-tabi

This is the fifth movie in the series. Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu but he then finds that to rescue her he must fight both gangs.

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

aka: Zatôichi abare tako (original title)

This is the seventh in the Zatoichi series of 26 films. 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 young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds. Synopsis courtesy IMBd and Jim Beaver

Zatoichi Challenged (1967)

aka: Zatôichi chikemuri kaidô (original title)

This is the 17th film in the series. 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 pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save tha man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.

Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

aka: Zatoichi no uta ga kikoeru
aka: The Blind Swordsman's Vengeance
aka: Zatoichi #13: Zatoichi's Vengeance

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. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Zatoichi And The Chest Of Gold (1964)

aka: Zatôichi senryô-kubi
aka: The Blind Swordsman's Vengeance
aka: Zatoichi #13: Zatoichi's Vengeance

Japanese w/eng subs

This is the sixth movie in the Zatoichi series. In the 1840s, Ichi, blind masseur and quick-draw swordsman, travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years' ago. The villages in the area, after several years of famine, have struggled to raise 1,000 ryo in taxes they owe. The money is stolen while in transit to the governor. Ichi is accused as is Boss Chuji, a samurai Ichi respects. Ichi sets out to find the money and clear his own and Chuji's names. Along the way, he must face Kichizo's sister, some of Chuji's own gang, a corrupt governor, and his henchmen. Loyalties shift even as Ichi's moral compass stays true.