Mitsuru Takeuchi

Revenge

Tadashi Imai

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Takahiro Tamura

An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan.

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Tomu Uchida

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie

The remake of Yoshikawa's novel continues with the second installment in which Takezo, soon to be Miyamoto Musashi, emerges from the Himeji Castle after three years of intense contemplation and philosophical study and starting on his epic quest to complete his skill in the Way.

Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple

Tomu Uchida

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie

In the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of the story at the oddest and most coincidental moments. As his great love Otsu has succumbed to madness. Musashi then sets off to beat the functionaries of a treacherous clan in an arranged duel. 73 against one. Boastful Kojiro watches, secure in the knowledge that only he is a worthy opponent.

徳川家康

Daisuke Itō

Kinya Kitaoji, Yoshiko Hatakeyama

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.

風来坊探偵　赤い谷の惨劇

Kinji Fukasaku

Shin'ichi Chiba, Harumi Sone

The great Sonny Chiba stars as Goro Saionji, a drifting thrill-seeker. Out to investigate a suspisious plane crash in the Red Valley, he uncovers a plot involving yakuza and a shady land developer to evict an old farmer off of his land to build a sky resort. Goro must now help the old farmer and his daughter and take those criminals on.

隠密剣士

Sadao Funatoko

Koichi Ose, Sumiko Fuji

Young swordsman Shintaro must fight against evil officials who plot to overthrow the youthful Shogun.

大暴れ五十三次

Masahiro Makino

Kinya Kitaoji, Hiroki Matsukata

悪坊主侠客伝

Hideaki Ônishi

Jūshirō Konoe, Chiyonosuke Azuma

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the later two yakuza priest series with Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Apparently so. And the swordsman motif seems to have been concurrent with Daiei's first ZATOICHI production.