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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo' right now, here are some finer points about the Katsu Production, Daiei Film adventure flick.
Released , 'Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo' stars Shintarō Katsu, Toshirō Mifune, Ayako Wakao, Osamu Takizawa The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 63 well-known users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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 hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is both a spy for the shogunate, trying to find the gold, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress, Umeno. Ichi hires on as the merchant's masseur and buys Umeno's freedom with his employer's 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."
'Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Criterion Channel .
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.
