Seeking to atone for his violent past, Zatoichi (Katsu) embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 88 Temples on Shikoku. On the road, a man (Igawa) attacks Zatoichi but is killed by him. Zatoichi follows the man's horse back to his home. Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro Written by Kaneto Shindo Based on Zatoichi by Kan Shimozawa Produced by Ikuo Kubodera Starring Shintaro Katsu Michiyo Okusu Isao Yamagata Cinematography Senkichiro Takeda Edited by Toshio Taniguchi Music by Ichirō Saitō Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi Michiyo Okusu as Okichi Isao Yamagata as Boss Tohachi Hisashi Igawa as Eigoro Masao Mishima as Gonbei Kunie Tanaka as storyteller