Dream House (2011)

Director: 

Jim Sheridan

Writer: 

David Loucka (screenplay)

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Soon after moving into their seemingly idyllic new home, a family learns of a brutal crime committed against former residents of the dwelling.

Man on a Ledge (2012)

Director: 

Asger Leth

Writer: 

Pablo F. Fenjves

Stars:

 Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks and Jamie Bell

Genre: Crime | Thriller 

Plot:

As a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.

Zatoichi Challenged (1967)[17]

Director: Kenji Misumi


Writers: Ryôzô Kasahara, Kan Shimosawa (story)


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Jûshirô Konoe and Miwa Takada


Genre: Drama | Adventure | Action 


Origin: Japan


Plot:
After an artist is threatened by the yakuza into creating valuable but highly illegal pornography, the law aims to execute him. Zatoichi, having been honor bound to protect the man and his family, must now run against the law.

Zatoichi The Outlaw (1967)[16]

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto


Writers: Koji Matsumoto, Takehiro Nakajima


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Rentarô Mikuni and Kô Nishimura


Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama

Origin: Japan


Plot:
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free. But it's really all just a plot to enlist Ichi's aid in eliminating the competition. Once that's been attended to, the master of the surviving house of chance grabs more and more power - and more cash from the hapless farmers. Even a blind man can see that justice must be done!

Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)[15]

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda


Writers: Ryôzô Kasahara, Kan Shimosawa (story)


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shiho Fujimura and Yoshihiko Aoyama


Genre: Action | Drama | Adventure 


Origin: Japan


Plot:
Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)[14]

Director: Kazuo Ikehiro


Writers: Kan Shimosawa (story), Kaneto Shindô


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Michiyo Ohkusu and Kunie Tanaka


Genre: Drama | Adventure | Action

Origin: Japan



Plot:
Ichi seeks out on a pilgrimage to 81 temples, exploring spirituality to atone for his bloody past. On the way, Ichi stumbles into a village that's being bullied by a violent Yakuza boss and his henchmen. After killing a young, hired assassin, Ichi is led back to the young man's village by his peculiar horse. Upon learning that her brother is dead, Okichi (Yasuda Michiyo) grabs a sword and attacks Ichi, either in an attempt to avenge her brother or in an attempt to commit suicide by forcing Ichi to defend himself. After injuring Ichi, Okichi tends to his wounds, nurses him back to health, and begins to have feelings for him. The Yakuza boss still wants Ichi dead in order to take over the village and now Ichi alone must deal with the boss and his gang, the young woman's feelings and a village full of cowards, who will not stand up for themselves! 

Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)[13]

Director: Tokuzô Tanaka


Writers: Kan Shimosawa (story), Hajime Takaiwa (scenario)


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shigeru Amachi and Jun Hamamura


Genre: Drama | Adventure | Action 


Origin: Japan


Plot:
Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)[12]

Director: Kenji Misumi

Writers: Daisuke Itô, Kan Shimosawa (story)


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Mikio Narita and Chizu Hayashi


Genre: Drama | Adventure | Action 


Origin: Japan



Plot:
Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning... 

Zatoichi and The Doomed Man (1965)[11]

Director: Kazuo Mori


Writers: Shozaburo Asai, Kan Shimosawa (story)


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Kanbi Fujiyama and Eiko Taki


Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama 


Origin: Japan


Plot:
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.

Zatoichis revenge (1965)[10]

Director: Akira Inoue


Writers: Minoru Inuzuka, Kan Shimosawa (story)


Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Norihei Miki and Mikiko Tsubouchi


Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama


Origin: Japan


Plot:
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.