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.
Genre: Adventure, Action, Drama
Stars: Shintarō Katsu, Kanbi Fujiyama, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Masako Akeboshi, Eiko Taki, Ryûzô Shimada
Crew: Kazuo Mori (Director), Hiroshi Imai (Director of Photography), Toshio Taniguchi (Editor), Seiichi Ôta (Art Direction), Shozaburo Asai (Screenplay), Seitaro Omori (Original Music Composer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Daiei Film
Runtime: 77 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 18, 1965
IMDb: 4.1
