Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Released: 1970
Adventure, Action, Drama
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.
Starring: Shintarō Katsu, Toshirō Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Osamu Takizawa, Masakane Yonekura, Shin Kishida, Kanjūrō Arashi, Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Directed by: Kihachi Okamoto
Written by: Kan Shimosawa, Kihachi Okamoto, Tetsuro Yoshida
Language: Japanese
Scenes
A prisoner pisses himself upon realizing that he has just consumed poisoned rice balls.
Alternate Titles
Zatoichi contra Yojimbo
Zatoïchi contre Yojimbo
Zatôichi 20 Zatôichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatōichi to Yōjinbō
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Затоичи и Ёдзимбо