Ichi, who has a bounty on his head, finds tranquility in his favorite village. Since his last visit, Boss Masagoro, the son of a trader alleged to have stolen gold from the shogunate, has seized control. The employer has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is also a shogunate spy searching for gold and is in love with Umeno, the merchant's unhappy mistress. Ichi is hired as the merchant's masseur and uses his employer's funds to purchase Umeno's freedom. This embarrasses Yojimbo, who renounces a pact with Ichi to create conflict between father and son and their respective gangs. During the conflict, Ichi discovers the gold and sets up the ultimate conflicts.
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Ichi, who has a bounty on his head, finds tranquility in his favorite village. Since his last visit, Boss Masagoro, the son of a trader alleged to have stolen gold from the shogunate, has seized control. The employer has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking enforcer, but Yojimbo is also a shogunate spy searching for gold and is in love with Umeno, the merchant's unhappy mistress. Ichi is hired as the merchant's masseur and uses his employer's funds to purchase Umeno's freedom. This embarrasses Yojimbo, who renounces a pact with Ichi to create conflict between father and son and their respective gangs. During the conflict, Ichi discovers the gold and sets up the ultimate conflicts.
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