Movie1967 · Released · 87 min
Zatoichi (Katsu) checks into an inn where he shares a room with an ill woman and her young son named Ryota. Before the woman dies, she requests that Zatoichi take her son to his father, an artist living in the nearby town of Maebara. As they travel together, they hitch a ride with a traveling Performance art troupe.
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Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Jūshirō Konoe
Tajuro Akazuka
Miwa Takada
Omitsu
Yukiji Asaoka
Tomoe
Mikiko Tsubouchi
Osen
Mie Nakao
Miyuki
Takao Itō
Shokichi
Asao Koike
Boss Gonzo
Midori Isomura
Omine
Tatsuo Matsumura
Tahe
Eitarō Ozawa
Torikoshi
Jōtarō Senba
Chokichi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kurisu
Kenzō Tabu
Kanai of Manzo
Osami Nabe
Dice Player Hanzo
Akihisa Toda
Shinnosuke Emi
Kōji Fujiyama
Gokishi
Kōichi Mizuhara
Minowa of Sobe
Ikuko Mōri
Waitress at Fukube
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Naruyama
Yūsaku Terashima
Shintarō Nanjō
Kōichi Itō
Ikkei Tamaki
Yukio Horikita
Tokio Oki
Shin'ya Saitô
Kanae Kobayashi
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