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Shintarō Katsu

Actor · 103 credits · 37 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Frequent collaborators: Tamao Nakamura, Saburo Date, Raizō Ichikawa, Ryūzō Shimada, Jirō Tamiya

Best Shintarō Katsu movies by genre

Movies (100 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Tale of Zatoichi

    1962 · ★ 7.3 (158 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    1

  2. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

    1962 · ★ 7.0 (100 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    2

  3. New Tale of Zatoichi

    1963 · ★ 7.0 (76 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    3

  4. The Magoichi Saga

    1969 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Action, Drama

    4

  5. Zatoichi's Cane Sword

    1967 · ★ 7.4 (45 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    5

  6. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

    1964 · ★ 6.8 (60 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    6

  7. Zatoichi the Fugitive

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (60 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    7

  8. Zatoichi on the Road

    1963 · ★ 6.9 (62 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    8

  9. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

    1964 · ★ 6.9 (56 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    9

  10. Zatoichi Challenged

    1967 · ★ 7.0 (42 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    10

  11. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

    1964 · ★ 6.9 (58 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    11

  12. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

    1970 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    12

  13. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

    1970 · ★ 6.8 (81 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    13

  14. Zatoichi's Vengeance

    1966 · ★ 6.9 (42 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    14

  15. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

    1966 · ★ 7.1 (48 votes)

    Drama, Action, Adventure

    15

  16. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

    1965 · ★ 6.7 (43 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    16

  17. Zatoichi and the Fugitives

    1968 · ★ 7.0 (38 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    17

  18. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

    1965 · ★ 6.9 (47 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    18

  19. Zatoichi's Revenge

    1965 · ★ 6.6 (50 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    19

  20. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    1971 · ★ 6.8 (46 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    20

  21. Adventures of Zatoichi

    1964 · ★ 6.7 (51 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    21

  22. Ronin-gai

    1990 · ★ 5.9 (13 votes)

    History, Drama, Action

    22

  23. Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend

    1967

    23

  24. Zatoichi's Conspiracy

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (35 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    24

  25. Samaritan Zatoichi

    1968 · ★ 6.8 (43 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    25

  26. Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    1989 · ★ 6.4 (49 votes)

    Action, Drama, Adventure

    26

  27. The Man Without a Map

    1968 · ★ 6.7 (20 votes)

    Mystery

    27

  28. Zatoichi at Large

    1972 · ★ 6.7 (38 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    28

  29. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare

    1973 · ★ 6.2 (38 votes)

    History, Action, Drama

    29

  30. Zatoichi in Desperation

    1972 · ★ 6.6 (35 votes)

    Adventure, Action, Drama

    30

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