Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Starring:

Gen Kimura, Jun Hamamura, Kanae Kobayashi, Kei Satô, Koichi Mizuhara, Mayumi Ogawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shintarô Katsu

Genre:

Drama