Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into prostitution for want of a payment the dead mother was bringing. Zatoichi determines to save the woman from her cruel fate.

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Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Rentaro Mikuni

Boss Tetsugoro

Hisaya Morishige

Constable Tobei

Etsushi Takahashi

Denjuro

Naoko Ohtani

Oyae

Renji Ishibashi

Gonroku

Shōki Fukae

Keizo Kanie

Jun Katsumura

Rowdy horse puller

Utae Shōji

Duo performer wife

Teruko Ōmi

Baby caretaker