Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her cruel fate.
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Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
Rentaro Mikuni as Boss Tetsugoro
Hisaya Morishige as Constable Tobei
Etsushi Takahashi as Denjuro
Naoko Ohtani as Oyae
Osamu Sakai as Seiji
Renji Ishibashi as Gonroku
Katsutoshi Akiyama as
Shōki Fukae as
Tsutomu Hashimoto as
Keizo Kanie as
Kazuo Mortuchi as
Jun Katsumura as Rowdy horse puller
Shintarō Nanjō as
Ken K. Okamoto as
Jun Satomi as
Sōji Shibata as
Shigako Shimegi as Dice thrower
Takumi Shinjo as
Nikaku Shōfukutei as Monkey trainer
Reiji Shoji as Duo performer husband
Utae Shōji as Duo performer wife
Osamu Ōkawa as
Teruko Omi as Baby caretaker
Jun Ōsugi as
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