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
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Release Date
May 3, 1966
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Director