The End of Summer – Yasujiro Ozo (1961)
New Tale of Zatoichi – Tokuzo Tanaka (1963)
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword – Kazuo Ikehiro (1964)
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert – Kenji Misumi (1965)
Samurai Wolf – Hideo Gosha (1966)
Nemuri Kyoshiro 8: Sword of Villainy – Kenji Misumi (1966)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword – Kimiyoshi Yasuda (1967)
Zatoichi the Outlaw – Satsuo Yamamoto (1967)
Lone Wolf Isazo – Kazuo Ikehiro (1968)
The Wicked Priest – Saeki Kiyoshi (1968)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril – Buichi Saito (1972)
Zatoichi's Conspiracy – Kimiyoshi Yasuda (1973)
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight – Teruo Ishii (1973)

(Key films outside the jidai-geki genre are listed in gray)

The definitive fat, slimy Zatoichi yakuza boss, Tatsuo Endo appeared in six installments of the blind swordsman series.