Ryūzō Shimada was a Japanese film actor.
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
