In feudal Japan, gangsters chase a young girl who might testify against their boss. When the gangsters murder the girl’s grandfather on sacred ground, the door is opened for the…

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town’s smaller gang is brewing.