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.
Director:
Kenji Misumi
Writers:
Hisashi Sugiura, Kiyokata Saruwaka, Tetsurō Yoshida.
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi |
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Yoshiko Mita as Osode |
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Makoto Satō as Yasaburo Kashiwazaki |
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Kō Nishimura as Sosuke Saruya |
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Takuya Fujioka as Shinkichi |
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Chōchō Miyako as Ohaya |
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Akira Shimizu as Kumakichi |
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Ryoichi Tamagawa as Chohachi |
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Machiko Soga as Osen |
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Ryūtarō Gomi as Sashichi |
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Osamu Ōkawa as Tokuji |
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Rokkō Toura as Choji |
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Ikkei Tamaki as Aburaya no Banto |
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Yukio Horikita as Isokichi |
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Takeshi Date as Kinzo |
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Yasuhiro Minakami as Unokichi |
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Moto Kimura as Daisaku Igawa |
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Shōsaku Sugiyama as Kinsuke |
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Kazuo Yamamoto as Dice Player |
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Akira Moroguchi as Shota |
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Takeshi Hamada as Hyoma Muraki |
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Jun Katsumura as Rokusuke |
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Takeshi Yabuuchi as Jakujiro |
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Teruko Ōmi as Okatsu |
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Saburo Date as Yakuza |
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Sound | Sei Ikeno | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Fujio Morita | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Production | Hisakazu Tsuji | Producer |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Art | Akira Naitō | Art Direction |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Yukio Kaihara | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Shunji Kurokawa | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Hisashi Sugiura | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mitsuaki Tsuji | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Kiyokata Saruwaka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tetsurō Yoshida | Screenplay |
