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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

1970Movie1 h 55 min

70
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Rotten Tomatoes–73%

A violent, intriguing adventure movie about history and crime.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

Skip it if graphic violence bothers you

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Story

Zatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy, smart-mouthed, cash-hungry Yojimbo of legend.

Feels like

  • Samurai Film
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Intrigue
  • Yakuza
  • Morality
  • Historical Setting
  • Japanese Cinema
  • Martial Arts

Cast

9 of 9

Crew

Directed by
Kihachi Okamoto
Written by
Tetsurō Yoshida, Kihachi Okamoto
Produced by
Shintarō Katsu
Music by
Akira Ifukube

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Facts

January 15, 1970 · 1 h 55 min · Violence

Released
January 15, 1970
Runtime
1 h 55 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Budget
$116
Available in
9 countries

Tropes

Revision, Elite Mooks, Doomed by Canon +9

  • Revision
  • Elite Mooks
  • Doomed by Canon
  • Origins Episode
  • Evasive Fight-Thread Episode
  • Foil
  • Stealth Prequel
  • No Name Given
  • Iconic Attribute Adoption Moment
  • Foreshadowing
  • Samurai Cowboy
  • Chekhov's Gun

12 of 14 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

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Questions about Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

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Where can I stream Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo?

Criterion

In the United States, Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo streams on Criterion. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.

Is Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7).

Is Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo a sequel?

  1. The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
  2. The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
  3. New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
  4. Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
  5. Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
  6. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
  7. Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
  8. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
  9. Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
  10. Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
  11. Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
  12. Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
  13. Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
  14. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
  15. Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
  16. Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
  17. Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
  18. Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
  19. Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
  20. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
  21. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
  22. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
  23. Zatoichi at Large (1972)
  24. Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
  25. Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
  26. Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

Yes: it's movie 20 of 26 in its series, after Samaritan Zatoichi (1968) and before Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970).

Is Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.