The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.

Rumors of conflict between two rival gangs are raised to a din. The two bosses chose their champions to fight for control of the city. One is a samurai turned fisherman with a secret and the other is Zato-no-Ichi, a degenerate gambler and massage therapist with a lightning sword.—ArtDocHound

Blind swordsman/masseur Zatoichi is pursued by the retainers of a lord who fear that he will reveal a secret weakness of their master. Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love: his own brother. He must face in combat not only the pursuing retainers but his own flesh-and-blood.—Jim Beaver <[email protected]>