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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

6.7(73 votes)
1970

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Overview

With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate, trying to find the gold, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress, Umeno. Ichi hires on as the merchant's masseur and buys Umeno's freedom with his employer's own money. This embarrasses Yojimbo who withdraws from a pact with Ichi to stir up trouble between father and son and their gangs. As the two sides fight, Ichi finds the gold and sets up a final set of confrontations.

Details

Genres

Adventure, Action, Drama

Language

JA

Release Date

1970-01-15

Runtime

115 min

Available On
Criterion Channel
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Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Hideo Sunazuka

Hideo Sunazuka