Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Directed by: Tokuzō Tanaka
Written by: Hajime Takaiwa
Runtime: 83 minutes
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Cast:
Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi 
Shigeru Amachi Shigeru Amachi
Genpachiro Kurobe 
Jun Hamamura Jun Hamamura
Blind Biwa Priest 
Gen Kimura Gen Kimura
Tamekichi 
Kanae Kobayashi Kanae Kobayashi
Tamekichi's mother 
Kōichi Mizuhara Kōichi Mizuhara
Joshuya 
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Also known as:
  • Zatôichi 13 Zatôichi's Vengeance
  • Zatoichi's Vengeance
  • la vengeance
  • Возмездие Затоичи