Double Feature
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Zatoichi triumphs at a village wrestling match, much to the chagrin of his yakuza opponents. The defeated gang members pay a hotheaded ronin to take out the masseur; unbeknownst to them, the hired assassin is married to a former flame of Zatoichi’s, further complicating matters. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Tokuzo Tanaka
- Starring
- Shintarô Katsu, Miwa Takada, Masayo Banri, Jun'ichirô Narita, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
- Year
- 1963
- Country
- Japan
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 86 minutes
Zatoichi on the Road
The itinerant Zatoichi comes across a dying man, who begs the masseur to escort a young woman back to her family in Edo. The honorable swordsman agrees, but in so doing, he catapults himself between two warring yakuza clans, each with its own interest in kidnapping the girl. (Janus Films)
- Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Starring
- Shintarô Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Ryûzô Shimada, Reiko Fujiwara
- Year
- 1963
- Country
- Japan
- Format
- English subtitled 35mm
- Running Time
- 87 minutes