1968
6.6 (35 votes)
1h 24m
Genres
Adventure
Action
Drama
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Samaritan Zatoichi (座頭市喧嘩太鼓)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Kenji Misumi
Director of Photography: Fujio Morita
Producer: Hisakazu Tsuji
Screenplay: Hisashi Sugiura, Kiyokata Saruwaka, Tetsurō Yoshida
Top Cast
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
