No século 19, o lendário samurai cego Zatoichi (Kitano) ganha a vida jogando e fazendo massagens. Por trás de sua aparência humilde há um habilidoso e imbatível espadachim. Zatoichi é membro da máfia Yakuza e mestre em iaijutsu (a arte de desembainhar a espada). Invencível graças à sua impecável técnica, ele é perseguido por malfeitores ao tentar salvar a vida de duas gueixas.
Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninja working for mysterious high ranking officials. During their investigation on some illegal business, one of them, called “Yazuke the Viper”, finds his abandoned daughter, Ocho, who has now become a mistress of Denzo, a smuggler. After Yazuke’s death, Ocho is also recruited as a “shadows executioner”, with the task of completing her father’s mission.
The Saika clan, that had succeeded in battle against the large armies of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, had in the Tokugawa era of Ieyasu, been driven into the mountains 7 generations later, forced into subsistence hunting. A man comes to them offering revenge: to assassinate current Tokugawa Shogun Yoshimune. (Made-for-TV movie)
Onimasa é o chefe egocêntrico de um pequeno clã Yakuza na ilha de Shikoku, cujos deveres criminosos entram em conflito com sua autoimagem de samurai cavalheiresco. As suas lutas com o seu chefe, o padrinho de Shikoku, e a vida tumultuosa da sua filha adotiva, Matsue, formam o pano de fundo deste conto épico de justiça, obediência e vingança sangrenta.
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their beloved hometown in search of a brighter future. But their hometown lingers on their hearts, and they dream of a time when they may once again return.
