

The headmen of the city arrive just after. The bearers, running back along the road, find Ichi who comes back with them. The assassins ambush and kill the mother. On the way, the bearers stop for a woman who has collapsed in the road with her infant. The assassins see him enter, and head up the road to ambush him.

Ichi goes on his way.Ī pair of kago bearers convince Ichi to transport him so they don't have to return with an empty fare. One of the blind men brings Ichi out from his hiding place in the building, and they laugh at playing a prank on sighted men. They line them up against a building to look at their faces, but do not find Ichi and leave. The assassins ask for Ichi, but they all claim variations of that name.
Zatoichi meets yojimbo series#
It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).įight, Zatoichi, Fight is the eighth episode in the 26-part film series devoted to the character of Zatoichi.Ī group of assassins stop a blind men pilgrimage making their way down the road. Fight, Zatoichi, Fight ( 座頭市血笑旅, Zatōichi kesshō-tabi ) is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi.
