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Samaritan Zatoichi: Directed by Kenji Misumi. With Shintarô Katsu, Yoshiko Mita, Makoto Satô, Kô Nishimura. Zatoichi is tricked by a crime gang into killing a man. Realizing his mistake, he sets out to protect the dead man's sister, who is conflicted in accepting his help.
- (1.3K)
- Drama, Action, Adventure
- Kenji Misumi
- 1968-12-28
- Jeremy Urquhart
- Senior Author
- 'Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo' (1970) Yojimbo is one of the most well-known Akira Kurosawa samurai films, perhaps ranked only behind movies like Seven Samurai, Ran, and Rashomon.
- 'Zatoichi the Outlaw' (1967) The Zatoichi series slowly got more violent as it went along, with Zatoichi the Outlaw representing a step-up in the blood department.
- 'Samaritan Zatoichi' (1968) Samaritan Zatoichi was the 19th movie in the series, and was the final Zatoichi film released in the 1960s. The series took a long hiatus by its standards after the release of this film, seeing as no Zatoichi film came out in 1969, and audiences had to wait until 1970 for the 20th entry in the series.
- 'Zatoichi’s Vengeance' (1966) Zatoichi got revenge in 1965, with Zatoichi's Revenge, and then in 1966 (during the 13th movie), he decided he wanted to get some vengeance as well.
19 - Samaritan Zatoichi. Hired by a yakuza boss to eliminate an accused debtor, Zatoichi fulfills his task, only to witness the victim’s sister paying the owed amount minutes later.
- 83 min
Hired by a yakuza boss to eliminate an accused debtor, Zatoichi fulfills his task, only to witness the victim’s sister paying the owed amount minutes later.
- Zatoichi
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. Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss.
Currently you are able to watch "Samaritan Zatoichi" streaming on Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "Samaritan Zatoichi" on Apple TV, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Apple TV, Amazon Video online.
Synopsis. 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.
