Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Katsu Production / Daiei Film /

January 15, 1970 1h 55m Japan Adventure Japanese More

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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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title：Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
status：Released
Release date： 1970
Runtime：1h 55m
Genres： Adventure · Action · Drama ·
Countries of origin： Japan ·
Original Language： Japanese ·
Director： Kihachi Okamoto /
Writers： Tetsurō Yoshida · Kan Shimozawa · Kihachi Okamoto · Akira Kurosawa ·
Production companies： Katsu Production · Daiei Film ·
Budget：$116.00
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.