Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.

• Daiei Film
• Shintarō Katsu
• Shiho Fujimura
• Ryûzô Shimada
• Reiko Fujiwara
• Matasaburô Niwa
• Yoshio Yoshida
• Sonosuke Sawamura
• Shōsaku Sugiyama