Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.
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| Shintarô Katsu | ... | Zatôichi / Ichi, a zatô in the Tôdô-za (guild for the blind) | |
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Shiho Fujimura | ... | Mitsu |
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Ryûzô Shimada | ... | Jingorô (as Ryuuzô Shimada) |
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Reiko Fujiwara | ... | Hisa |
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Matasaburô Niwa | ... | Yamada |
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Yoshio Yoshida | ... | Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame |
| Sônosuke Sawamura | ... | Boss Tobei of Shimozuma | |
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Shôsaku Sugiyama | ... | Boss Hikozo of Doyama |
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Yutaka Nakamura | ... | Matsu |
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Gen Kimura | ... | Yakuza enforcer |
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Teruko Ômi | ... | Palaquin receptionist |
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Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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27 June 1968 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame: I run an honest business.
Zatôichi: Then why did you try to kidnap the girl?
Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame: No, it wasn't like that. It was -...
Zatôichi: [Zatoichi interrupts] Nobody has a worse reputation around here than you guys.
[pauses then around to face Boss Tobei]
Zatôichi: You too.
Boss Tobei of Shimozuma: What?
Zatôichi: Using an innocent woman as bait - - Unscrupulous coward! None of you deserves to live.
Boss Tobei of Shimozuma: What are you talking about? Get them!
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The string attached to the dragonfly is visible as it lands on a bush next to Zatoichi and Mitsu, who are being attacked, and also when it returns after the fight. See more »Quotes
Boss Hikozo of Doyama: [after Zatoichi lures three Yakuza bosses from two opposing sides of a gang war via a ruse] You blind bastard!Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame: I run an honest business.
Zatôichi: Then why did you try to kidnap the girl?
Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame: No, it wasn't like that. It was -...
Zatôichi: [Zatoichi interrupts] Nobody has a worse reputation around here than you guys.
[pauses then around to face Boss Tobei]
Zatôichi: You too.
Boss Tobei of Shimozuma: What?
Zatôichi: Using an innocent woman as bait - - Unscrupulous coward! None of you deserves to live.
Boss Tobei of Shimozuma: What are you talking about? Get them!
[...]
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