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.
as Zatoichi
as Unosuke
as Hyaku
as Babysitting prostitute
as Hangoro
as Ko
as Temple priest
as Waheiji, leader of the chasers
as sumo wrestler from Ekoin Temple
