Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1968-12-28 Japan 84 Min. PG-13
6.6 35 votes
Adventure, Action, Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Shintarō Katsu is Zatoichi
Zatoichi
Yoshiko Mita is Osode
Osode
Makoto Satō is Yasaburo Kashiwazaki
Yasaburo Kashiwazaki
Kō Nishimura is Sosuke Saruya
Sosuke Saruya
Takuya Fujioka is Shinkichi
Shinkichi
Chōchō Miyako is Ohaya
Ohaya
Akira Shimizu is Kumakichi
Kumakichi
Ryoichi Tamagawa is Chohachi
Chohachi
Machiko Soga is Osen
Osen
Ryūtarō Gomi is Sashichi
Sashichi
Osamu Ōkawa is Tokuji
Tokuji
Rokkō Toura is Choji
Choji
Ikkei Tamaki is Aburaya no Banto
Aburaya no Banto
Yukio Horikita is Isokichi
Isokichi
Takeshi Date is Kinzo
Kinzo
Yasuhiro Minakami is Unokichi
Unokichi
Moto Kimura is Daisaku Igawa
Daisaku Igawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama is Kinsuke
Kinsuke
Kazuo Yamamoto is Dice Player
Dice Player
Akira Moroguchi is Shota
Shota
Takeshi Hamada is Hyoma Muraki
Hyoma Muraki
Jun Katsumura is Rokusuke
Rokusuke
Takeshi Yabuuchi is Jakujiro
Jakujiro
Teruko Ōmi is Okatsu
Okatsu
Saburo Date is Yakuza
Yakuza

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