Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1970-01-15
- Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 55m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 84 votes
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto.
Top cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
- Toshirō Mifune as Yojimbo/Sasa
- Ayako Wakao as Umeno
- Osamu Takizawa as Yasuke Eboshiya
- Masakane Yonekura as Boss Masagoro
- Shin Kishida as Kuzuryu
- Kanjūrō Arashi as Hyoroku
- Toshiyuki Hosokawa as Sanaemon Goto
- Shigeru Kōyama as Jinzaburo Wakiya
- Hideo Sunazuka
Where to watch Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
- United States: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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