Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Released
- 1970
- Country
- Japan
Details
Release year: 1970
Storyline
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?
Top credits
ToshirĂ´ Mifune â Sassa the Yojimbo
ShintarĂ´ Katsu â ZatĂ´ichi
Ayako Wakao â Umeno
Osamu Takizawa â Yasuke Eboshiya
Did you know
⢠This film was so popular that in the U.S. is was booked into some theaters that normally didn't run foreign language films.
⢠This film was the best-seller among all Zatoichi films, due to Toshiro Mifune's portrayal of Yojimbo.
⢠Current prints have replaced the original Toho logo with the Daiei logo.
User reviews
1st of two films that unite Katsu and Mifune - worth the watch
Zatoichi Meets Mifune
I had higher expectations for this film
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
