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.
Credits
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Cast
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Character |
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Shigeru Kôyama
He was 40, 87 years old when he died
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as Jinzaburo Wakiya |
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Ayako Wakao
She was 36, now 91 years old
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as Umeno |
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Shintaro Katsu
He was 38, 65 years old when he died
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as Zatoichi |
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Daigo Kusano
He was 30, 51 years old when he died
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Fujio Tokita
He was 32, 81 years old when he died
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Minoru Terada
He was 12, now 66 years old
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Shin Kishida
He was 30, 43 years old when he died
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as Kuzuryu |
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 49, 77 years old when he died
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as Sassa the yojimbo |
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Masakane Yonekura
He was 35, 80 years old when he died
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as Boss Masagoro |
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Kanjūrō Arashi
He was 67, 77 years old when he died
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as Hyoroku |
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Hiroshi Tanaka
He was 2, 47 years old when he died
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Hiroto Kimura
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Yûji Hamada
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Gen Kimura
He was 36, now 91 years old
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Gen Kuroki
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Toshiyuki Hosokawa
He was 30, 71 years old when he died
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as Sanaemon Goto |
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Yoko Netsuda
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Ryutaro Itsumi
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Hideo Sunazuka
He was 37, now 92 years old
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Osamu Takizawa
He was 63, 93 years old when he died
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as Yasuke Eboshiya |
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Kazu Echikawa
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Junshiro Araseki
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kan Shimosawa as Characters. He was 77 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kazuo Miyagawa as Director of Photography. He was 61 (90) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Yoshinobu Nishioka as Art Direction. He was 47 (97) years old when He died
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Art |
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Shintaro Katsu as Producer. He was 38 (65) years old when He died
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Production |
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Kihachi Okamoto as Director. He was 45 (81) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kihachi Okamoto as Writer. He was 45 (81) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Tetsuro Yoshida as Writer. He was 76 (62) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (91) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Toshio Taniguchi as Editor. He was 56 (100) years old when He died
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Editing |
