Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

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

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

as Zatoichi

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Yojimbo/Sasa

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

as Umeno

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

as Yasuke Eboshiya

Masakane Yonekura

Masakane Yonekura

as Boss Masagoro

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

as Kuzuryu

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

as Hyoroku

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

Toshiyuki Hosokawa

as Sanaemon Goto

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

as Jinzaburo Wakiya

Hideo Sunazuka

Hideo Sunazuka

as

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