Zatoichi vs. Yojimbo

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Zatoichi vs. Yojimbo ★★★½ Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo; Zato Ichi To Yojimbo 1970

The legendary blind warrior-samurai, Zatoichi, wants to retire, but his village is being held captive by outlaws. He is forced to fight Yojimbo, the crude wandering samurai without a master, and the sparks really fly! This was a comic send-up of Akiro Kurosawa's “Yojimbo” with Mifune recreating his role here and playing it for laughs. Subtitled. 90m/C VHS, DVD . JP Toshiro Mifune, Shintaro Katsu, Osamu Takizawa; D: Kihachi Okamoto.

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