Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
User score
64 votes
Released
November 30, 1963
1h 27m
Japanese
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Shiho Fujimura
Omitsu
Ryūzō Shimada
Jingorô
Reiko Fujiwara
Ohisa
Matasaburô Niwa
Yamada
Yoshio Yoshida
Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame
Sonosuke Sawamura
Boss Tobei of Shimozuma
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Boss Hikozo of Doyama
Yutaka Nakamura
Matsu
Gen Kimura
Yakuza enforcer
Teruko Ōmi
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