Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Kanbi Fujiyama
Monk Hyakutaro
Eiko Taki
Oyone
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Boss Jubei Araiso
Yukio Horikita
Hajime Koshikawa
Sachiko Murase
Shimazo’s wife
Tokio Oki
Masako Akeboshi
Ochiyo
Ryūzō Shimada
Yakuza boss
Kōichi Mizuhara
Shimazo Kitase
Jun Katsumura
Kayo Mikimoto
Manabu Morita
Gen Harada
