Zatoichi

The Second Zatoichi (1x9)

Air date: Nov 28, 1974

A woman dicer is traveling with a blind masseur who is posing as the famous Zatoichi with her instruction. The actual Zatoichi is passing by the same post town & is befriended by the very fraud, a man actually named Kobuichi, who Ichi had known during their mutual youth. The fraud has no idea his friend from his youth has grown up to be a famous swordsman, but he enjoys the chance to be a big shot in front of Ichi who was the cooler dude when they were young.