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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970-01-15 · 115 min · ★ 6.8

Adventure · Action · Drama

Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.

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Directors
Kihachi Okamoto
Production companies
Katsu Production, Daiei Film
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 116

Top Cast

Shintarō KatsuShintarō KatsuZatoichi
Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneYojimbo/Sasa
Ayako WakaoAyako WakaoUmeno
Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaYasuke Eboshiya
Masakane YonekuraMasakane YonekuraBoss Masagoro
Shin KishidaShin KishidaKuzuryu
Kanjūrō ArashiKanjūrō ArashiHyoroku
Toshiyuki HosokawaToshiyuki HosokawaSanaemon Goto
Shigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaJinzaburo Wakiya
Hideo SunazukaHideo Sunazuka
Daigo KusanoDaigo Kusano
Fujio TokitaFujio Tokita
Gen KimuraGen Kimura
Hiroshi TanakaHiroshi Tanaka
Hiroto Kimura
Ryutaro Itsumi
Yūji HamadaYūji Hamada
Kazu Echikawa
Gen Kuroki
Junshiro Araseki

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