Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
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.
Duration
1h 55m
Released
January 15, 1970
Cast22
Part ofThe Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
Includes Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966), The Tale of Zatoichi (1962), Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963), The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962), Zatoichi on the Road (1963), Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964), Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964), Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964), Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965), Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966), Zatoichi Challenged (1967), New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), Adventures of Zatoichi (1964), Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965), Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967), Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967), Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970), Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970), Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Zatoichi at Large (1972), Zatoichi in Desperation (1972), Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973), Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968), Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Samaritan Zatoichi (1968), and Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989).
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