Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who is now wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is, in reality, manipulating the ownership of a now valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.

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  Kimiyoshi Yasuda
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  Masao Kobayashi

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  Shintarō Katsu
  Zatoichi
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  Yukiyo Toake
  Omiyo
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  Takashi Shimura
  Sakubei
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  Eiji Okada
  Shinbei
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  Kei Satō
  Magistrate
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  Yoshio Tsuchiya
  Shobei
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  Rie Yokoyama
  Yuri
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  Tatsuo Endō
  Boss Iwagoro
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  Shiro Kishibe
  Ruffian
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  Goro Kumon
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  Naoyuki Asahina
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  Tamotsu Fujiharu
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  Takaji Fukui
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  Gen Takamori
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  Yūji Hamada
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  Kuniko Ishii
  Virgin Farmgirl
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  Hiroshi Kanda
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  Masayoshi Kikuno
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  Nobue Matsuoka
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  Yuzo Miyashita