Itinerant masseur and master swordsman, the blind Zatoichi, is near the village of his teacher, Hikonoichi, so he decides to visit. He learns of Hikonoichi's recent robbery and murder and the imprisonment of his virginal daughter, Osayo, in a brothel. Through friendship with Denroku, a local dice thrower and devoted father, Ichi uncovers an unholy alliance between the governor and the area strongman: among their scams is falsifying tax records to put farmers in debt, then forcing their daughters into prostitution at the boss's brothel. With help from Denroku's daughter, Otsuru, Ichi comforts Osayo until he can provoke showdowns with the villains and their henchmen.
勝新太郎
as Zatoichi
三木のり平
as Denroku the Weasel
坪内ミキ子
as Osayo
加藤武
as Koheita Kadokura
春本富士夫
as Intendant Isoda
十一代目 嵐三右衛門
as Hikonoichi
伊達三郎
as
勝村淳
as Tatsugoro yakuza
木村元
as Inspector Jingo Odate
小林幸子
as Tsuru
二代目 澤村宗之助
as Boss Tatsugoro
寺島雄作
as Yasaku
