座頭市喧嘩太鼓

Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.

“วังกัง” จอมยุทธจากแผ่นดินใหญ่ผู้มีคุณธรรม หรือที่รู้จักในนาม “ไอ้ด้วน” มาเหยียบแดนปลาดิบเพื่อนักบวข แต่แล้วเขาต้องกลับไปพัวพันกับเหตุการณ์ฆ่ากันตายจน ทางการตั้งค่าหัวตามล่า สวรรค์ยังเมตตาที่ให้มาเจอ “ซาโตอิจิ” นักดาบตาบอดซึ่งคอยช่วยเหลือและพิสูจน์ความเป็นจริง ว่าใครคือตัวการในเหตุการณ์นั้น แต่เพราะภาษา คืออุปสรรคของทั้งสอง ทำให้ความปราถนาที่ดีต้องเป็นร้าย สุดท้ายไอ้ด้วนต้องมาต่อกรกับไอ้บอด ใครจะเป็นผู้ชนะ

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.

Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.

When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no idea who this is but when he comes upon a small town harassed by gangsters, he finds that "Taichi" was the man's young son. Along his travels he also met a blind monk who makes Zatoichi question his murderous lifestyle. In trying to help the town, Zatoichi kills some gangsters and becomes a hero to the boy. He must make a choice of whether to use non-violence and set a good example, or violence and set the boy on the wrong path in life.

Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.