Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Stars: Shintarō Katsu, Nobuo Kaneko, Gen Kimura, Ikuko Mōri, Shōsaku Sugiyama, Hizuru Takachiho
Crew: Kenji Misumi (Director), Kanji Suganuma (Editor), Akira Ifukube (Original Music Composer), Chikashi Makiura (Director of Photography), Masaatsu Matusmura (Screenplay), Akira Naitô (Art Direction)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Daiei Film
Runtime: 87 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 17, 1964
IMDb: 4.2
