Samaritan Zatoichi
1968Zatoichi 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.
Acted in
Shintarō Katsu
as Zatoichi
Yoshiko Mita
as Osode
Makoto Satō
as Yasaburo Kashiwazaki
Kō Nishimura
as Sosuke Saruya
Takuya Fujioka
as Shinkichi
Chōchō Miyako
as Ohaya
Akira Shimizu
as Kumakichi
Ryoichi Tamagawa
as Chohachi
Machiko Soga
as Osen
Ryūtarō Gomi
as Sashichi
Osamu Ōkawa
as Tokuji
Rokkō Toura
as Choji
Ikkei Tamaki
as Aburaya no Banto
Yukio Horikita
as Isokichi
Takeshi Date
as Kinzo
Yasuhiro Minakami
as Unokichi
Moto Kimura
as Daisaku Igawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
as Kinsuke
Kazuo Yamamoto
as Dice Player
Akira Moroguchi
as Shota
Takeshi Hamada
as Hyoma Muraki
Jun Katsumura
as Rokusuke
Takeshi Yabuuchi
as Jakujiro
Teruko Omi
as Okatsu
Saburo Date
as Yakuza