
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades(1972)
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.



Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi

Michiyo Yasuda
Okichi

Kunie Tanaka
Storyteller
Hisashi Igawa
Eigoro

Masao Mishima
Nanashino Gonbei
Jōtarō Senba
Bokasuri

Ryūtarō Gomi
Jyonenbo

Isao Yamagata
Boss Tohachi

Saburo Date
Kagimatsu
Yoichi Funaki
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a drama, action, adventure film released in 1966 exploring themes of samurai, sequel, zatoichi. Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro, it stars Shintarō Katsu, Michiyo Yasuda, Kunie Tanaka. Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.
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