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.

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Norihei Miki

Denroku the Weasel

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Osayo

Takeshi Katō

Koheita Kadokura

Fujio Harumoto

Intendant Isoda

Saburo Date

Jun Katsumura

Tatsugoro yakuza

Gen Kimura

Inspector Jingo Odate

Sachiko Kobayashi

Tsuru

Sonosuke Sawamura

Boss Tatsugoro

Yūsaku Terashima

Yasaku

Kōji Fujiyama

Ronin