Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

With a price on his head Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village Since his last visit it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate The boss has hired Yojimbo as his harddrinking enforcer but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate trying to find the gold and in love with the merchants unwilling mistress Umeno Ichi hires on as the merchants masseur and buys Umenos freedom with his employers own money This embarrasses Yojimbo who withdraws from a pact with Ichi to stir up trouble between father and son and their gangs As the two sides fight Ichi finds the gold and sets up a final set of confrontations