
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.
Cast

Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi

Norihei Miki
Denroku the Weasel

Mikiko Tsubouchi
Osayo

Takeshi Katō
Koheita Kadokura

Fujio Harumoto
Intendant Isoda, Unknown
San'emon Arashi
Hikonoichi

Saburo Date
Unknown

Jun Katsumura
Tatsugoro yakuza

Gen Kimura
Inspector Jingo Odate

Sachiko Kobayashi
Tsuru

Sonosuke Sawamura
Boss Tatsugoro

Yūsaku Terashima
Yasaku

Kōji Fujiyama
Ronin

Mayumi Kurata
Unknown
Sanpei Taira
Unknown

Yukio Horikita
Unknown
Taizô Sengoku
Unknown
Kazuo Mortuchi
Unknown
Kayo Mikimoto
Unknown
Crew
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