Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
Director
Screenplay
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Norihei Miki
Denroku the Weasel
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Osayo
Takeshi Katō
Koheita Kadokura
Fujio Harumoto
Intendant Isoda
San'emon Arashi
Hikonoichi
Saburo Date
Jun Katsumura
Tatsugoro yakuza
Gen Kimura
Inspector Jingo Odate
Sachiko Kobayashi
Tsuru
Sonosuke Sawamura
Boss Tatsugoro
Yūsaku Terashima
Yasaku
Kōji Fujiyama
Ronin
Mayumi Kurata
Fujio Harumoto
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
Samaritan Zatoichi
1968
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970