New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Shin Zatôichi monogatari (original title)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Shintarô Katsu	...	Zatoichi
	Mikiko Tsubouchi	...	Yayoi
	Seizaburô Kawazu	...	Banno
	Fujio Suga	...	Yasuhiko
	Mieko Kondo	...	Inn keeper's wife
	Chitose Maki	...	Tame's wife
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Tatsuo Endô	...	Inn keeper
	Gen Kimura	...	Sekiya yakuza member with large mark on his face
	Kanae Kobayashi	...	Old lady going deaf
	Yutaka Nakamura	...	Yasuhiko's brother
	Shôsaku Sugiyama	...	Tengu Ronin that gets a massage

Storyline

Blind masseur and master swordsman, Zatoichi, is tired of killing. He journeys to his old village looking for peace, but is pursued by the brother of Boss Kanbei, a man he's killed. Back home, Ichi connects with Banno, his teacher, who seeks prestige and has arranged for his younger sister, Yayoi, to marry into a wealthy samurai family. Ichi and Yayoi realize they are in love, but Ichi's request for her hand meets with Banno's derision. Ichi is also drawn into Banno's plot to kidnap the son of a wealthy man, ostensibly to aid the Mito Goblins, a gang of thieves on the run; but Banno wants to keep the ransom. Ichi wants harmony and love, but can he escape a destiny of violence? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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