AKA Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Oreta tsue.
"Without a stick, you can't cross the river to hell."
Ichi (Shintarô Katsu) meets an old woman on her way to Chosi to see her daughter (Kiwako Taichi), when he inadvertently causes her death. He decides to complete her journey and tell the daughter about the accident. Thus he gets involved in her life, finding her trapped in a Geisha house working off a debt, and comes up against local boss Mangoro (Asao Koike).
Number twenty-four in the series, sees no let up in the action, but also shows a darker and deeper sense of humanity, hurt and injustice. Ichi finds himself crippled and unable to hold a sword, knowing he has to confront his foes.
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