Zatôichi kesshô-tabi 1964

Name: Zatôichi kesshô-tabi
Released: 1964-11-17
Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Nobuo Kaneko, Gen Kimura, Ikuko Mōri, Shōsaku Sugiyama

Synopsis:

Blind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman returning home with her baby. When gangsters mistake her for Zatoichi and kill her, Zatoichi determines to escort the baby to its father. He gains the reluctant help of a young pick pocket and together they travel to find the baby's father. But they do not reckon on the father's reaction to their arrival, nor on their own growing feelings for the child.

Directed by:	Kenji Misumi
Written by:	Seiji Hoshikawa & Tetsurō Yoshida & Masaatsu Matusmura
Runtime:	87 minutes
Related titles:	Zatôichi kenka-tabi 1963 Zatôichi abare-himatsuri 1970 Zatoichi no uta ga kikoeru 1966