The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.

• Daiei Film
• Shintarō Katsu
• Masayo Banri
• Ryūzō Shimada
• Hajime Mitamura
• Shigeru Amachi
• Michirō Minami
• Eijirō Yanagi
• Toshio Chiba