Zatoichi On the road (1963)[05]

Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers: Minoru Inuzuka, Kan Shimosawa (story)
Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Shiho Fujimura and Ryuzo Shimada
Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English