Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

• Daiei Film
• Shintarō Katsu
• Yoshie Mizutani
• Masayo Banri
• Tomisaburō Wakayama
• Yutaka Nakamura
• Sonosuke Sawamura
• Shōsaku Sugiyama
• Yoshito Yamaji