Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi

Shiho Fujimura as Omitsu

Ryūzō Shimada as Jingorô

Reiko Fujiwara as Ohisa

Matasaburô Niwa as Yamada

Yoshio Yoshida as Boss Tomegoro of Kagotame

Sonosuke Sawamura as Boss Tobei of Shimozuma

Shōsaku Sugiyama as Boss Hikozo of Doyama

Yutaka Nakamura as Matsu

Gen Kimura as Yakuza enforcer

Teruko Ōmi as Palaquin receptionist