Film

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968 · 1h 24m · Adventure · Action · Drama

IMDb

7.2

Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Yoshiko Mita

Osode

Makoto Satō

Yasaburo Kashiwazaki

Kō Nishimura

Sosuke Saruya

Takuya Fujioka

Shinkichi

Chōchō Miyako

Ohaya

Akira Shimizu

Kumakichi

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Chohachi

Machiko Soga

Osen

Ryūtarō Gomi

Sashichi

Osamu Ōkawa

Tokuji

Rokkō Toura

Choji

Ikkei Tamaki

Aburaya no Banto

Yukio Horikita

Isokichi

Takeshi Date

Kinzo

Yasuhiro Minakami

Unokichi

• Kenji MisumiDirector
• Hisashi SugiuraScreenplay
• Kiyokata SaruwakaScreenplay
• Tetsurō YoshidaScreenplay
• Hisakazu TsujiProducer
• Masaichi NagataExecutive Producer
• Fujio MoritaDirector of Photography
• Sei IkenoOriginal Music Composer
• Toshio TaniguchiEditor

Release date

December 28, 1968

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Adventure, Action, Drama

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