Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed and he attempts to steal Osode even though the debt is paid. Zatoichi realizes his grievous error and protects the girl from the gang. Osode and Zatoichi are caught in a dilemma as she must rely on her brother's killer for protection and Zatoichi wrestles with the injustice he has caused.
Shintarō Katsu
Yoshiko Mita
Makoto Satō
Kō Nishimura
Takuya Fujioka
Chōchō Miyako
Akira Shimizu
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Machiko Soga
Ryūtarō Gomi
Osamu Ōkawa
Rokkō Toura
Ikkei Tamaki
Yukio Horikita
Takeshi Date
Yasuhiro Minakami
Moto Kimura
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Kazuo Yamamoto
Akira Moroguchi
Takeshi Hamada
Jun Katsumura
Takeshi Yabuuchi
Teruko Omi
Saburo Date