Zatoichi's travels have finally brought him back to the village where he was trained in the arts of the masseur, nearly ten years ago by his old sensei, Master Hikonoichi. His proximity to his former teacher compels him to pay a visit, only to learn that Hikonoichi was recently killed while traveling, and his daughter Sayo has been sold into prostitution to repay the money lent to her father by local business man Tatsugoro. Zatoichi sets out to free Sayo, only to discover that the entire village is suffering—victims of a scheme that has either forced their daughters into prostitution, or into doing the bidding of Tatsugoro, who is working for the corrupt Intendant, Isoda. Sayo provides him with the toggle of a medicine pouch, recovered from her father's hand....
Directed by Akira Inoue
Written by Minoru Inuzuka
Based on Zatoichi
by Kan Shimozawa
Produced by Shozaburo Asai
Starring Shintaro Katsu
Sachiko Kobayashi
Cinematography Fujio Morita
Edited by Hiroshi Yamada
Music by Akira Ifukube
Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi
Norihei Miki as Denroku
Mikiko Tsubouchi as Osayo
Takeshi Kato as Koheita Kadokura
Fujio Harumoto as Isoda
Sachiko Kobayashi as Tsuru
Sonosuke Sawamura as Boss Tatsugoro
Gen Kimura as Jingo Odate
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