خلاصه داستان : زاتویچی پس از ده سال برای اولین بار به روستای زادگاهش باز می گردد تا متوجه شود که چیزهای زیادی تغییر کرده است و فساد فراوان است.

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.

خلاصه داستان : دو نفر از بزرگترین شمشیرزن قهرمان ژاپن و چین خود را در نقشه ای برای حفاظت از یک کودک خردسال می بینند. اما آیا بی اعتمادی ملی و سوءتفاهم ساده ، این دو روح خویشاوند را از هم دور خواهد کرد؟

Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.