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.
勝新太郎
as Zatoichi
水谷八重子
as Osetsu
万里昌代
as Otane
若山富三郎
as Nagisa no Yoshiro
中村裕
as Kagami no Sanzo
二代目 澤村宗之助
as Seki no Kanbei
杉山昌三九
as Tamigoro
山路義人
as Yahei
柳永二郎
as Sukegoro Hanoka
春本富士夫
as Lord Kuroda of Echizen
水原浩一
as Kanzo
伊達三郎
as Mirosuke
