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Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

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.

Release: 1968-12-28
Runtime: 84 min
Rating: 6.75 / 10
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
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Akira Shimizu
Kumakichi
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Chohachi
Machiko Soga
Machiko Soga
Osen
Ryūtarō Gomi
Ryūtarō Gomi
Sashichi
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Osamu Ōkawa
Tokuji
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Choji
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Aburaya no Banto
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Isokichi
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Takeshi Date
Kinzo
Yasuhiro Minakami
Yasuhiro Minakami
Unokichi
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Moto Kimura
Daisaku Igawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Kinsuke