Zatoichi Monogatari — Season 4
THE BLIND SWORDSMAN
About this season
Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.
Episodes (26)
1. Another Solitary Journey
Aired 1 January 1979 • 45 min
2. Winter Fireworks
Aired 8 January 1979 • 45 min
3. Ichi Hears a Lullaby
Aired 15 January 1979 • 45 min
4. I Will Kill Him Tomorrow
Aired 22 January 1979 • 45 min
5. Journey of the Butterfly
Aired 29 January 1979 • 45 min
6. The Spinning Wheel
Aired 5 February 1979 • 45 min
7. Pinky Promise
Aired 12 February 1979 • 45 min
8. Big Win - The Best in the Business
Aired 19 February 1979 • 45 min
9. Rain on a Boat Keeper
Aired 26 February 1979 • 45 min
10. The Cup of the Town
Aired 5 March 1979 • 45 min
11. The Stage That Surrounds Human Nature
Aired 12 March 1979 • 45 min
12. The Rainbow Bridge
Aired 19 March 1979 • 45 min
13. The One Hundred Ryo Gift That Made the Devil Laugh
Aired 26 March 1979 • 45 min
14. An Application to Become a Masseur
Aired 2 April 1979 • 45 min
15. A Scarecrow Kid
Aired 9 April 1979 • 45 min
16. Mukae-bi, Okuri-bi, Toro-nagashi
Aired 16 April 1979 • 45 min
17. Whose Child Is This?
Aired 23 April 1979 • 45 min
18. Dogs and Traveling Companions
Aired 30 April 1979 • 45 min
19. A Quiet Life
Aired 7 May 1979 • 45 min
20. Festival Music and Pinwheels
Aired 14 May 1979 • 45 min
21. A Gambler's Poetry - Part 1
Aired 21 May 1979 • 45 min
22. A Gambler's Poetry - Part 2
Aired 28 May 1979 • 45 min
23. Mysterious Journey
Aired 4 June 1979 • 45 min
A young woman who meets Zatoichi takes on many disguises or "steals other people's lives". Her life and stories entwine both the local gang, her dead mother, and Zatoichi.
24. Otento-San
Aired 11 June 1979 • 45 min
Blind people who make a pilgrimage to the top of a mountain in hopes of getting their sight are instead kidnapped by yakuza and enslaved to work in a mine. The boss's woman feels for Zatoichi and tries to help him.
25. The Rainbow Journey
Aired 18 June 1979 • 45 min
The massage of a wealthy merchant's unwell daughter becomes something more and leads to complications for everyone.
26. The Dream Journey
Aired 25 June 1979 • 45 min
In a fever dream Zatoichi experiences redemption and then damnation. His feeling on awakening are not reciprocated.