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The itinerant Zatoichi comes across a dying man, who begs the masseur to escort a young woman back to her family in Edo. The honorable swordsman agrees, but in so doing, he catapults himself between two warring yakuza clans, each with its own interest in kidnapping the girl.
Original Release
11/30/1963
US Release
06/27/1968
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shintarô Katsu | Ichi, a zatô in the Tôdô-za (guild for the blind) / Zatôichi / Zatoichi |
| Shiho Fujimura | Mitsu / Omitsu |
| Ryûzô Shimada | Jingorô |
| Reiko Fujiwara | Hisa / Ohisa |
| Matasaburo Niwa | Yamada |
| Yoshio Yoshida | Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame |
| Sônosuke Sawamura | Boss Tobei of Shimozuma |
| Shôsaku Sugiyama | Boss Hikozo of Doyama |
| Yutaka Nakamura | Matsu |
| Gen Kimura | Yakuza enforcer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Shintarô Katsu | Ichi, a zatô in the Tôdô-za (guild for the blind) / Zatôichi / Zatoichi |
| Shiho Fujimura | Mitsu / Omitsu |
| Ryûzô Shimada | Jingorô |
| Reiko Fujiwara | Hisa / Ohisa |
| Matasaburo Niwa | Yamada |
| Yoshio Yoshida | Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame |
| Sônosuke Sawamura | Boss Tobei of Shimozuma |
| Shôsaku Sugiyama | Boss Hikozo of Doyama |
| Yutaka Nakamura | Matsu |
| Gen Kimura | Yakuza enforcer |
| Yuliya Solomonova | Palaquin receptionist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ikuro Kubokawa | Producer |
| Ikuo Kubodera | Producer |
