Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

1970-01-15 Japan 115 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

勝新太郎 is Zatoichi
Zatoichi
三船敏郎 is Yojimbo/Sasa
Yojimbo/Sasa
滝沢修 is Yasuke Eboshiya
Yasuke Eboshiya
米倉斉加年 is Boss Masagoro
Boss Masagoro
岸田森 is Kuzuryu
Kuzuryu
嵐寛寿郎 is Hyoroku
細川俊之 is Sanaemon Goto
Sanaemon Goto
神山繁 is Jinzaburo Wakiya
Jinzaburo Wakiya