Movie: Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Top 10 Billed Cast

Shintarō Katsu
勝新太郎

Zatoichi

Toshirō Mifune
三船敏郎

Yojimbo/Sasa

Ayako Wakao
若尾文子

Umeno

Osamu Takizawa
滝沢修

Yasuke Eboshiya

Masakane Yonekura
米倉斉加年

Boss Masagoro

Shin Kishida
岸田森

Kuzuryu

Kanjūrō Arashi
嵐寛寿郎

Hyoroku

Toshiyuki Hosokawa
細川俊之

Sanaemon Goto

Shigeru Kōyama
神山繁

Jinzaburo Wakiya

Hideo Sunazuka
砂塚秀夫

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1970-01-15

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    6.703

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    日本語
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