Dai-bosatsu tôge / The Sword of Doom (1966)
Action | Drama
In this epic Japanese samurai adventure, a bloodthirsty young fighter kills a man in competition and is pursued by the slain warrior's brother.
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshirô Mifune, Michiyo Aratama, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Naitô
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo / Zatôichi to Yôjinbô / Zatôichi 20 (1970)
Action | Adventure | Drama
Ichi seeking peace in a village he remembers fondly, finds it a changed place, controlled by Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have gold stolen from the shogunate. The boss has hired a hard-drinking Yojimbo as his enforcer, but he in turn is both a spy tracking the gold for the shogunate, and in love with the merchant's unwilling mistress. Ichi works as the merchant's masseur and buys the mistress' freedom with his employer's own money. This upsets Yojimbo. With the two heroes quarreling will they kill each other or become allies fighting for the same cause?
Starring: Shintarô Katsu
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
