Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.
Zatoichi
Unosuke
Hyaku
Babysitting prostitute
Hangoro
Ko
Temple priest
Acting
Acting
Waheiji, leader of the chasers
Acting
Acting
Zatoichi
Unosuke
Hyaku
Babysitting prostitute
Hangoro
Ko
Temple priest
Acting
Acting
Waheiji, leader of the chasers
Acting
Acting