7.6/10 1,122 votes

Released:
1964-11-17

Overview:
Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Director:
Kenji Misumi

Runtime:
1h 27min

Genre:
Adventure, Action, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Shintarō Katsu
  as
  Zatoichi
• 
  Nobuo Kaneko
  as
  Unosuke
• 
  Gen Kimura
  as
  Hyaku
• 
  Ikuko Mōri
  as
  Babysitting prostitute
• 
  Shōsaku Sugiyama
  as
  Hangoro