Overview
Cast & Crew
The Saga
Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 23m

Genre

Action, Drama, Adventure

Release Date

03 May 1966

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Streaming On
Criterion Channel
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