Where to start with Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi has 16 films in our catalog with a 6.5+ score. The reasonable entry order is below — most approachable first, deep cuts last. Skip ahead if you already know the early work.
Ken
foreign gembittersweetcerebral
The Last Samurai
foreign gemepicbittersweet
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
foreign gemrawtender
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
foreign gemraw
The Tale of Zatoichi
foreign gemoutsiderraw
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
foreign gemdreadgut punch
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
gut punchneon soakedoutsider
Zatoichi Challenged
neon soakedoutsiderplayful
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
outsidertenderbittersweet
Samaritan Zatoichi
bittersweetoutsiderslow burn
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
3am cultoutsiderplayful
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
playfulrawoutsider