Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Shigeru Amachi
Genpachiro Kurobe
Jun Hamamura
Blind Biwa Priest
Gen Kimura
Tamekichi
Kanae Kobayashi
Tamekichi's mother
Kōichi Mizuhara
Joshuya
Mayumi Ogawa
Ocho / Oshino
Kei Satō
Boss Gonzo
Michi Azuma
Oharu
Saburo Date
Hanji
Director
Tokuzō Tanaka
Screenplay
Hajime Takaiwa
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Production
Daiei Film
★ 7.1
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
★ 6.8
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
★ 6.9
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
★ 7.3
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
★ 6.7
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965
★ 7.0
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
★ 7.0
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968
★ 6.4
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
★ 7.1
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
★ 6.6
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
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