Zatoichi's Vengeance

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.

Director: Tokuzō Tanaka

Cast

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