Directed by:
Shintarô KatsuCinematography:
長沼六男Plots(1)
Fresh out of prison, a blind masseuse with unrivaled sword skills takes up residence at the home of a fisherman in a small village, and comes into conflict with the operators of a local gambling den. (Shochiku)
Cast
![Shintarô Katsu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271343_65d736.jpg)
Shintarô Katsu
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
![Kanako Higuchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/509/164509586_4e044b.jpg)
Kanako Higuchi
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
![Miho Nakayama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/059/364/59364301_57909c.jpg)
Miho Nakayama
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Love Letter (1995)
I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012)
![Ken Ogata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407738_427001.jpg)
Ken Ogata
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
The Hidden Blade (2004)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Norihei Miki
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
47 Ronin (1962)
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Bullet (1968)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Shogun (1980) (series)
![Keizo Kanie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/612/159612642_f3e275.jpg)
Keizo Kanie
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Hanzo The Razor 2: The Snare (1973)
The Demon (1978)
Akira Kubo
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Sanjuro (1962)
![Takanori Jinnai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/382/159382096_ee7d1a.jpg)
Takanori Jinnai
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Last Quarter (2004)
Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi's Written Challenge (2006) (TV movie)
![Tsurutaro Kataoka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/133/160133008_cd2714.jpg)
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Alley Cat (2000)
Initiation Love (2015)
上田耕一
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
By Player (2000)
Go (2001)
Toru Yoshikawa
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Shôji Ôki
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Red Beard (1965)
Yojimbo (1961)
Masaki Tamura
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
堀田眞三
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Agitator (2001)
やまだひろゆき
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Tokyo Pop (1988)
The Funeral (1984)
Rikiya Yasuoka
Italy
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Violent Streets (1974)
Yutaka Ōyama
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Kumiko Ohta
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)