• : 1974
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  • Fuji TV
  • Action Adventure Drama

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3x1
The 100 Ryo Love
Episode overview
09, 1978
A married woman selling medicine becomes overly attached to Zatoichi as they travel together and encounter many attacks.
3x2
Spring Arrives For The Eyeless Daruma
Episode overview
16, 1978
Three lowlifes kill a traveling masseur, who they think is Zatoichi. But Zatoichi finds the dying man and learns why he was killed. The masseur asks him to deliver his savings to Okumi, a circus performer in the next town.
3x3
The Palanquin War Of Tenpo Period
Episode overview
23, 1978
A couple of palanquin bearers help Zatoichi and he tries to repay their kindness when they run afoul of the local gang who is trying to take over the palanquin business.
3x4
The Firefly
Episode overview
30, 1978
A young woman that Zatoichi is with asks him to take some money to her little blind sister in the town where he'll be going. Along the way he meets a doctor who claims he can cure blindness. Zatoichi decides to take the girl to the doctor.
3x5
The Song That Struck Ichi
Episode overview
06, 1978
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3x6
The Five Swords
Episode overview
13, 1978
Five young dirt-poor villagers are determined to have a better life by any means possible. A woman of questionable motives tries to involve Zatoichi in the local gang for a cut of the action.
3x7
From Long Ago
Episode overview
20, 1978
A gang follows Ichi into a town of his childhood trying to kill him. A woman in the gang realizes that Ichi was her childhood friend. The gang holds all the children of the town hostage to force Ichi out.
3x8
Here Comes The Masseur
Episode overview
27, 1978
A child princess is being transported to become married but she has nightmares about marriage, wanders off with her dog, and attaches herself to Ichi.
3x9
The Revolving Lantern
Episode overview
06, 1978
A yakuza boss who stood up to corrupt government officials wanders the country with a price on his head, guarded by his lieutenant. The lieutenant knows his boss's days are numbered and searches for a solution.
3x10
The Winter Sea
Episode overview
13, 1978
A young, gravely ill artist takes up with Zatoichi along with a repentant would-be gang member. The artist spends her days drawing Zatoichi.
3x11
Traveling With A Child
Episode overview
20, 1978
A young boy hands Ichi a note asking him to take the boy to his grandfather. They happen on the boy's father being attacked and Ichi disarms the attackers but not before the father is mortally wounded.
3x12
At The Outbreak Of The Rain
Episode overview
27, 1978
A former prostitute from Zatoichi's past awaits her execution from someone she betrayed. Meanwhile she spurns Zatoichi's attempts at friendship.
3x13
The Woman Who Betrayed Chuji
Episode overview
10, 1978
A man and woman who had a complicated relationship with Chuji, one of Zatoichi's old bosses, come across Zatoichi while being pursued.
3x14
A Dream At The Awa Festival
Episode overview
17, 1978
Zatoichi meets a boy who is going back to live at his ancestral home after both his parents died. But the boy's appearance causes confusion at the home. And Zatoichi is pursued by a single-mindedly vengeful woman.
3x15
The Sound Of Crying Bells
Episode overview
24, 1978
A blind knife thrower succumbs to the insinuations of a devious man trying to steal his wife.
3x16
The Naked Crybaby Assassin
Episode overview
01, 1978
A kind and honest but cowardly government official, grateful for Ichi's help, befriends him but is asked to betray him.
3x17
The Prostitute Flower On A Foggy Night
Episode overview
08, 1978
A woman steals money and pays for her prostitute sister who is dying of tuberculosis to have a few days of rest. But greedy bosses and dishonest cops make things difficult.
3x18
Road of Manure
Episode overview
15, 1978
A blind man accosts Zatoichi because he was mistaken for him and almost killed. The blind man's companion has some shady deal with a priest. But no one is above suspicion.
3x19
The Gift
Episode overview
22, 1978
An orphan boy befriends Zatoichi and takes him home to meet his adopted family. Zatoichi's love of children brings happiness to all. However, things never go that smoothly for our hero.

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