Samaritan Zatoichi
84 mins
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.
Akira Shimizu
Kumakichi
Osamu Ōkawa
Tokuji
Ikkei Tamaki
Aburaya no Banto
Takeshi Date
Kinzo
Moto Kimura
Daisaku Igawa
Kazuo Yamamoto
Dice Player
Akira Moroguchi
Shota
Takeshi Hamada
Hyoma Muraki
Takeshi Yabuuchi
Jakujiro
Toshio Taniguchi
Editor
Hisakazu Tsuji
Producer
Akira Naitō
Art Direction
Yukio Kaihara
Sound Recordist
Shunji Kurokawa
Lighting Technician
Mitsuaki Tsuji
Assistant Director
Kiyokata Saruwaka
Screenplay
Hisashi Sugiura
Screenplay
Tetsurō Yoshida
Screenplay