Zatoichi Umi wo Wataru [Priced-down Reissue]

[Machine Translation] [Daiei's 75th Anniversary Commemorative Daiei THE BEST Masterpiece Series 31 Movies] Shintaro Katsu plays Zatoichi, an outlaw living in a dark world, in this re-release of all 18 films in the popular series! Ichiro has been cut down! And it's a pretty girl! This time he's in over his head! He has to use a cane instead of a sword! --Zatoichi decides to visit the temples of Shikoku in order to pay his respects to those he has slain. When he travels to Shikoku, Eigoro, a young man who is chasing him on horseback, makes an attempt on his life, and Ichiro is forced to kill him. Eigoro's younger sister, Oyoshi, cuts at Ichiro, but Ichiro dares not dodge her sword and is cut down, and Oyoshi gradually grows fond of her. According to her story, Eigoro accepted to kill Ichiro on the condition that he would cancel the 30 ryo debt owed to him by Fujihachi, a yakuza who is in the business of eating and drinking. Fujihachi, who is after Serigasawa's land, rushes into the village, but Eigoro, who has placed Ichi under his guardianship, refuses to go along. On the other hand, none of the villagers, fearing the violence of Fujihachi and his gang, would join forces to fight, and cunning master Gonbei believes that if Ichi-ichi and Fujihachi fight, Ichi-ichi will win....

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer(s), cast & staff bios, photo gallery

[大映75周年記念 大映 THE BEST 名作シリーズ31作品] 勝新太郎が暗闇の世界を生きるアウトロー・座頭市を演じる人気シリーズ全18作を一挙再リリース! 市が斬られた! しかも相手は、かよわい娘! 今度ばかりは勝手がちがう! 抜きさしならぬ仕込杖! ――これまで斬った人々の菩提を弔うため、座頭市は四国の札所巡りを思い立つ。四国に渡った市は、馬で追ってきた若者・栄五郎に命を狙われ、やむなく相手を斬ってしまった。栄五郎の妹・お吉は市に切りかかるが、その刀をよけずにあえて斬られた市に、お吉は次第に好感を覚える。彼女の話によると、栄五郎は馬喰稼業のやくざ・藤八から三十両の借金を帳消しにするという条件で市殺しを引き受けたという。芹ヶ沢の土地を狙う藤八は村に乗り込むが、市を後見人に据えた彼女は突っぱねた。一方、藤八一味の暴力を恐れる村人たちは誰も力を合わせて戦おうとはせず、老獪な名主の権兵衛は、市と藤八が戦って市が勝てば儲けものという考え方だった・・・。

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