Movie1966 · Released · 83 min
Traveling on the road, Zatoichi (Katsu) encounters a dying man who gives him a bag full of money and the name "Taichi". Traveling on, he makes the acquaintance of a blind biwa-playing priest. The two travel to a town that is having their annual Taiko festival. The town is under the domination of a Yakuza boss who extorts from the people.
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Movie7.4Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
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Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Shigeru Amachi
Genpachiro Kurobe
Jun Hamamura
Blind Biwa Priest
Gen Kimura
Tamekichi
Kanae Kobayashi
Tamekichi's mother
Kōichi Mizuhara
Joshuya
Mayumi Ogawa
Ocho / Oshino
Kei Satō
Boss Gonzo
Michi Azuma
Oharu
Saburo Date
Hanji
Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Yukio Horikita
Toramatsu
Sumao Ishihara
Yukiko Komura
Oro
Hideo Kuroki
Yakuza of Takasaki
Masanori Machida
Taichi
Ikkei Tamaki
Kinbei
Kazuko Taniguchi
Kamegoro's wife
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mother