Zatoichi Monogatari
Season 1
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
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26 Episodes
- The Flower That Bloomed With The Lullaby
E2The Flower That Bloomed With The LullabyIchi is charged with protecting a little boy & getting him safely to his father, who had already begun to look for the child for want of an heir. Soon gangsters realize there's a reward for finding the wealthy merchant's heir, so Ichi has to defend Taro from kidnappers who would ransom him. - A Memorial Day And The Bell Of Life
E3A Memorial Day And The Bell Of LifeOn the anniversary of his mothers death, Zatoichi's oath prohibits him from drawing his sword from dawn till dusk. But when a Ronin and two yakuza kill a kind old woman, Zatoichi breaks his oath and must suffer the consequences. - The Kannon Statue that was Bound
E4The Kannon Statue that was BoundIchi end up in a town where a corrupt officer decides which yakuza gang gets to have the periodically moved Jizo statue & an hold the festival in their gambling territory, taking bribes from both sides while plotting their collective downfall. - Pouring Rain
E6Pouring RainA former whore and now drunk pickpocket, Osei, meets Ichi and believes that he is the killer of her yakuza brother. Having killed so many yakuza in the past, Ichi is unsure that he is the one. He makes a arrangement with her to throw away his cane sword if she will stop drinking. Osei agrees, seeing this as an opportunity to have her revenge and hires a swordsman to kill the unarmed blind masseur. - A Bird Lands On Ichi
E7A Bird Lands On IchiIchi has managed to get himself stuck with "obligation for a night's lodging" & is going along with a small band of annoying gangsters to help their oyabun (boss) against a rival gang. With Ichi at their side, it's pretty much guaranteed that the rivals will soon be dead, unless they run away. Ichi hates to be used in this manner, but he is a stickler for the yakuza code, & he did accept food & lodging, so he has no choice. - An Unforgettable Flower
E8An Unforgettable FlowerIchi stops the young prostitute Okiku from committing suicide by hanging herself with her obi belt from a tree's branch. But Okiku is indentured to the bordello, & to free her, Ichi wants to buy her papers to burn them. He gives the gangster boss a choice between accepting a bag of rocks as payment, or experiencing more of blind swordsman quick-draw action. - Humanity And Justice
E12Humanity And JusticeOsei is the only daughter of a gambling boss from Tamioka. When her father was killed by Boss Gonzo she pretends to be a young man & sets out with her sword on the road to vengeance.She meets the blind swordsman Zatoichi along the way. He assesses her situation pretty clearly, & warns her that among yakuza, a fair fight isn't likely. He seems to imply she won't be able to achieve her aim, but so far as Osei is concerned, until she either kills Gonzo or dies trying, she won't live a normal life. - The 1,000 Ryo Raffle
E13The 1,000 Ryo RaffleShinsuke of Kitsuura, a fishing village hararssed by the yakuza, has been released from prison after three years. Now a drunk, Ichi finds him and sobers him up and as he hates to incur a debt, he gives ichi a lottery ticket as payment for his assistance. When the ticket pays off, Ichi feels he did nothing to deserve a thousand ryo, so sets out to find Shinsuke at Kitsuura, & return the valuable ticket.
