Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970 · 115 min · JA · 6.8 (85 votes)
Dir. Kihachi Okamoto · Starring Shintarō Katsu, Toshirō Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Osamu Takizawa, Masakane Yonekura, Shin Kishida · Music Akira Ifukube · Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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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.

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A stoic, blind swordsman navigates a landscape of corruption and betrayal. Expect brutal, precise action sequences against a backdrop of moral ambiguity, where honor is a rare commodity and survival is paramount.

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