Zatôichi to Yôjinbô 1970

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: Kihachi Okamoto
Written by: Kihachi Okamoto & Tetsurō Yoshida
Release date: 1970-01-15
Runtime: 115 minutes
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Cast:
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi 
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Yojimbo/Sasa 
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Umeno 
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuke Eboshiya 
Masakane Yonekura
Masakane Yonekura
Boss Masagoro 
Shin Kishida
Shin Kishida
Kuzuryu 
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Also known as:
  • Zatôichi 20 Zatôichi Meets Yojimbo
  • Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
  • Затоичи и Ёдзимбо