A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) into more sword-fighting adventures when he's blamed for the beheading. Meanwhile, the head-chopper's mother is busy knocking off the shogun's lawful heirs to secure the shogunate for her son.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954
7.2/10

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
7.2/10

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
1978
7.0/10

The Sword of Doom
1966
7.8/10

Chûshingura
1962
7.1/10

New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
7.0/10

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
6.4/10

13 Assassins
2010
7.3/10

Kamui
2009
6.1/10

The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
7.3/10

Ugetsu
1953
8.0/10

47 Ronin
2013
6.2/10

Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper
2014
6.8/10

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974
7.1/10

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014
7.6/10

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972
7.4/10

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021
7.7/10

The Hidden Fortress
1958
8.0/10

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
2022
6.5/10

Zatoichi
2003
7.2/10
The Two Musashis
1960
5.8/10