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.

Kenji Misumi

Director

Fujio Morita

Director of Photography

Sei Ikeno

Original Music Composer

Kan Shimozawa

Original Story

Akira Naitō

Art Direction

Yukio Kaihara

Sound Recordist

Shunji Kurokawa

Lighting Technician

Masaichi Nagata

Executive Producer

Mitsuaki Tsuji

Assistant Director

Hisashi Sugiura

Screenplay

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