Kan Shimozawa
Writer · Died July 19, 1968, aged 76 · Atsuta, Hokkaido, Japan
- February 1, 1892
- July 19, 1968 (aged 76)
- Atsuta, Hokkaido, Japan
- Writer
- 30 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
What are Kan Shimozawa's films like?
Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 27
Light 1 · Serious 21 · Dark 7
Grounded 8 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 7
Gentle 0 · Charged 19 · Intense 10
Steady 6 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 16 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 1
Casual 9 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 4
Resolved 24 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy6
- Bittersweet23
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kan Shimozawa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (25).
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) · writer
- Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) · writer
- Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) · writer
- Zatoichi Challenged (1967) · writer
- Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) · writer
- New Tale of Zatoichi (1963) · writer
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) · writer
- The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962) · writer
- Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) · writer
- Zatoichi's Revenge (1965) · writer
- Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) · writer
- Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963) · writer
- All their movies on The Criterion Channel
Subscription and free streaming for Kan Shimozawa's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
56 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.
Ichi(2008)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Father and Son Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Zatoichi(1989)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Zatoichi Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy(1973)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Zatoichi in Desperation(1972)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Zatoichi at Large(1972)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Blindman(1971)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo(1970)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Samaritan Zatoichi(1968)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Zatoichi Challenged(1967)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Zatoichi the Outlaw(1967)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Zatoichi's Cane Sword(1967)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage(1966)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Zatoichi's Vengeance(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Zatoichi's Revenge(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Adventures of Zatoichi(1964)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight(1964)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Zatoichi on the Road(1963)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Zatoichi the Fugitive(1963)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
New Tale of Zatoichi(1963)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Shinsengumi Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Tengu Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
The Tale of Zatoichi(1962)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Runway to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Yakuza of Ina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Adventures of Chuji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Flowery Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Virtue in Spades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Edo Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
紋三郎の秀 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Itarō jishi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Fall of the Shogun's Militia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Hana no sando gasa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Wild Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
お役者小僧 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Jumping Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Tales of a Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
A Thousand Standards of Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Kunisada Chuji: Hareru Akagi no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Kunisada Chuji: Ruro ruten no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Kunisada Chûji: Tabi to kokyô no maki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Career shape
A full career of 55 titles from 1932 to 2008.
Biggest box office
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Highest rated
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Most popular right now
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Kan Shimozawa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up25
- 50th to 74th5
Shape of the crowd
27 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser27
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kan Shimozawa work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kan Shimozawa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shintarō Katsu shares the most, 25.
Directors
- Kimiyoshi YasudaShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967), Adventures of Zatoichi (1964), Zatoichi on the Road (1963)See all 6 shared titles with Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Kenji MisumiShared titles: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970), Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)See all 6 shared titles with Kenji Misumi
- Kazuo MoriShared titles: Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965), The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Kazuo Mori
- Kazuo IkehiroShared titles: Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966), Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Kazuo Ikehiro
Writers
- Minoru InuzukaShared titles: Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Zatoichi on the Road (1963), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)See all 7 shared titles with Minoru Inuzuka
- Shôzaburô AsaiShared titles: Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965), Adventures of Zatoichi (1964), Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)See all 4 shared titles with Shôzaburô Asai
- Tetsurô YoshidaShared titles: Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970), Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Tetsurô Yoshida
- Kin'ya NaoiShared titles: Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Kin'ya Naoi
Actors
- Shintarō KatsuShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970), Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970), Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967), Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967), Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) and 13 moreSee newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Shintarō Katsu
- Tatsuo EndôShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967), Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)See all 5 shared titles with Tatsuo Endô
- Gen KimuraShared titles: Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Adventures of Zatoichi (1964), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Zatoichi on the Road (1963)See all 5 shared titles with Gen Kimura
- Saburô DateShared titles: Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966), Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)See all 5 shared titles with Saburô Date
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Akira IfukubeShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Zatoichi on the Road (1963), Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)See all 11 shared titles with Akira Ifukube
- Chikashi MakiuraShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)See all 8 shared titles with Chikashi Makiura
- Toshio TaniguchiShared titles: Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970), Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970), Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)See all 7 shared titles with Toshio Taniguchi
- Kazuo MiyagawaShared titles: Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970), Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967), Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)See all 6 shared titles with Kazuo Miyagawa
Producers
- Ikuo KuboderaShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967), Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966), Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)See all 9 shared titles with Ikuo Kubodera
- Masaichi NagataShared titles: Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967), Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)See all 8 shared titles with Masaichi Nagata
- Yoshinobu NishiokaShared titles: Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)See all 3 shared titles with Yoshinobu Nishioka
- Hiroyoshi NishiokaShared titles: Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Hiroyoshi Nishioka