Arcade game identity - help needed

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I've been looking for the name of an arcade game I played only once, during a summer long, long ago, and I could really use some help. It was an 80's game, definately japanese in origin, and it was a horizontal side-scroller. Gameplay consisted of using fairly large and well-defined samuri guy sprite to slice all oncomming oppontents (also samurai-types, though mostly one-hit targets with differnt colored kimonos), who would end up being slashed and shown spurting green or red blood and a stunned expression as they fell off the screen. I think when you beat a level and it's boss, a japanese fan opened up momentarilly on the screen before the next stage began.

I'm also trying to identify another quirky game with a quirky title, that should be much more familliar to most people here (I know it was fairly common, but I can't for the life of me figure out the title). It involved a paint roller and various things coming across the screne to disrupt he painting. The gameplay was something like zookeeper, (and not like qix) if I remember correctly. I think it had a three word title. Again, any help resolving this brainfart would be appreciated.
 
I'm also trying to identify another quirky game with a quirky title, that should be much more familliar to most people here (I know it was fairly common, but I can't for the life of me figure out the title). It involved a paint roller and various things coming across the screne to disrupt he painting.....

Crush Roller , or Williams Make Trax (same game)
http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7454
 
I think the 1st game may be Samurai Nipponichi, otherwise known as Samurai Magic:

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Yes! That is the samurai game! I finally have a name after 20+ years!

However, the second game is not make trax/crush roller. It's a different game, and like I said the title had three parts (I believe). It was sometihng like "paint, pigs, and something". It had a catchy name, possibly rhymey name and I believe (if memory serves) the paint roller (or paint brush) was pink, not green, and narrow. I'm not really sure what else I can give for info, but it I thnk the obastacles might have included footsteps, apes/monkeys, pigs, and possbily handcuffs (I know sounds strange, but I'm plumbing the depts of my memory here - at least two on thse thinfs were definately on the bezel and marquee though). The paint roller may not have been the main player sprite, and may have instead been an enemy. Then again, I could be totally mistaken. The board layout was something like a grid, and there definate open spaces. Come to think of it, the main sprite may have been an eraser.

So, if this confusing enough for everybody?
 
Bingo! You guys are awesome. Now, last question. Does anyone know what name triple punch was released under in the U.S? I'm sure it had another name. KLOV doesn't list it though, and the ROM gives no clue.
 
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