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Samaritan Zatoichi
Samaritan Zatoichi

Samaritan Zatoichi

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

28 December 1968

Country

Japan

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Osode

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Yasaburo Kashiwazaki

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Sosuke Saruya

Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Shinkichi

Chōchō Miyako

Chōchō Miyako

Ohaya

Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

Kumakichi

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Ryoichi Tamagawa

Chohachi

Machiko Soga

Machiko Soga

Osen

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Sashichi

Osamu Ōkawa

Osamu Ōkawa

Tokuji

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Choji

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Aburaya no Banto

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Isokichi

Takeshi Date

Takeshi Date

Kinzo

Yasuhiro Minakami

Yasuhiro Minakami

Unokichi

Moto Kimura

Moto Kimura

Daisaku Igawa

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Kinsuke

Kazuo Yamamoto

Kazuo Yamamoto

Dice Player

Akira Moroguchi

Akira Moroguchi

Shota

Takeshi Hamada

Takeshi Hamada

Hyoma Muraki

Jun Katsumura

Jun Katsumura

Rokusuke

Takeshi Yabuuchi

Takeshi Yabuuchi

Jakujiro

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Okatsu

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Yakuza

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