7.3/10 1,037 votes

Released:
1971-01-13

Overview:
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.

Directors:
Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Hsu Tseng-Hung

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Adventure, Action, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Shintarō Katsu
  as
  Zatoichi
• 
  Jimmy Wang Yu
  as
  Wang Kang
• 
  Yuko Hama
  as
  Osen
• 
  Michie Terada
  as
  Oyone
• 
  Kōji Nanbara
  as
  Kakuzen