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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

Original title: 座頭市と用心棒

1970-01-15 · 1h 55m · JA
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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.

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Kihachi OkamotoDirector
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$116

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Shintarō KatsuShintarō KatsuZatoichiToshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneYojimbo/SasaAyako WakaoAyako WakaoUmenoOsamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaYasuke EboshiyaMasakane YonekuraMasakane YonekuraBoss MasagoroShin KishidaShin KishidaKuzuryuKanjūrō ArashiKanjūrō ArashiHyorokuToshiyuki HosokawaToshiyuki HosokawaSanaemon GotoShigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaJinzaburo WakiyaMinoru TeradaMinoru TeradaHideo SunazukaHideo SunazukaDaigo KusanoDaigo Kusano

Keywords

JapanSpyGoldSword fightSamuraiBlindZatoichiJapanese film

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Genre affinityAction · Drama · AdventureTheme affinityJapan · Spy · GoldDialogue densityDramaPacingActionDirector preference217381Actor preference369416 · 360092 · 362173

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What is Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo about?

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.

How long is Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo?

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo has a runtime of 115 minutes.

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