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6.8Blind 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.
Released: 1964-11-1788 minDir: Kenji MisumiAdventure, Action, DramaPart of: Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
Stream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
- Nobuo Kaneko as Unosuke
- Gen Kimura as Hyaku
- Ikuko Mōri as Babysitting prostitute
- Shōsaku Sugiyama as Hangoro
- Hizuru Takachiho as Ko
Themes
- assassin