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Ryūzō Shimada

Actor · 44 credits · 12 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Frequent collaborators: Raizō Ichikawa, Shintarō Katsu, Saburo Date, Tamao Nakamura, Mieko Kondō

Best Ryūzō Shimada movies by genre

Movies (44 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Tale of Zatoichi

    1962 · ★ 7.3 (158 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    1

  2. Blue Snake Bath

    1959 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Horror

    2

  3. Zatoichi on the Road

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (62 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    3

  4. Daimajin

    1966 · ★ 6.5 (73 votes)

    Horror, Fantasy, Drama

    4

  5. Assassins for sale

    1963 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Drama, Action

    5

  6. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

    1965 · ★ 6.9 (47 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    6

  7. Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion

    1958

    7

  8. Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again

    1965

    8

  9. Bad Reputation: The Big Drum

    1964

    9

  10. Samurai Vendetta

    1959 · ★ 7.5 (15 votes)

    Drama, Action

    10

  11. Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

    1961 · ★ 7.0 (11 votes)

    Drama, Action

    11

  12. Buddha

    1961 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. The Gay Masquerade

    1958 · ★ 9.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

    1965 · ★ 6.3 (8 votes)

    Action, Drama

    14

  15. Ojo-kichiza

    1959 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    15

  16. Satan's Sword

    1960 · ★ 6.6 (12 votes)

    Action

    16

  17. The Demon of Mount Oe

    1960 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Horror, Fantasy

    17

  18. Song of Sado

    1961 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    18

  19. The Lightning Sword

    1962 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Adventure, Crime, Drama

    19

  20. Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

    1966 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Action

    20

  21. The Gambler's Code

    1961 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    History, Drama

    21

  22. Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege

    1964 · ★ 6.1 (13 votes)

    Action, Drama, History

    22

  23. Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

    1965 · ★ 6.3 (12 votes)

    Action

    23

  24. The Beggar General

    1964 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    24

  25. Koga's Messenger

    1960 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    History, Action

    25

  26. Three Young Samurai

    1961 · ★ 6.7 (6 votes)

    Drama, Adventure, War

    26

  27. Sword Devil

    1965 · ★ 6.3 (15 votes)

    Action, Drama

    27

  28. The Phantom Samurai

    1961 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Mystery

    28

  29. Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

    1966 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)

    Action, Drama

    29

  30. Kojiro's Turning Swallow Cut

    1961 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Action

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.