Synopsis

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.
Kenji Misumi
Shintarō Katsu, Yoshiko Mita, Makoto Satō, Kō Nishimura, Takuya Fujioka, Chôchô Miyako, Akira Shimizu, Ryoichi Tamagawa, Machiko Soga, Ryûtarô Gomi, Osamu Ôkawa, Rokkō Toura, Ikkei Tamaki, Yukio Horikita, Takeshi Date, Yasuhiro Minakami, Moto Kimura, Shôsaku Sugiyama, Kazuo Yamamoto, Akira Moroguchi, Takeshi Hamada, Jun Katsumura, Takeshi Yabuuchi, Teruko Omi, Saburo Date
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