Zatoichi Monogatari

S4 · E1 · 1. Jan 1979

Another Solitary Journey Folge 1

Zatoichi saves a dishonest gambler from a beating or worse. The gambler shows his gratitude by trying to rob Zatoichi and is killed. His wife doesn't take it well.

S4 · E2 · 8. Jan 1979

Winter Fireworks Folge 2

Zatoichi stumbles into the lives of a poor fireworks maker and his mostly deaf daughter. The man is trying to invent a new firework, provide for his daughter, be a good host, and deal with the local yakuza.

S4 · E3 · 15. Jan 1979

Ichi Hears a Lullaby Folge 3

S4 · E4 · 22. Jan 1979

I Will Kill Him Tomorrow Folge 4

A young girl who wants to kill herself finds a friend in Zatoichi and an independent-minded yakuza is fascinated by him, but the local yakuza are after him for the fame and glory. The bond the three share is tested by their antagonists.

S4 · E5 · 29. Jan 1979

Journey of the Butterfly Folge 5

S4 · E6 · 5. Feb 1979

The Spinning Wheel Folge 6

A group of yakuza slaughter the men of a village. Zaotoichi witnesses the act, beginning the wheel of encounters with those involved. Ichi offers redemption but those on the wrong path must suffer before realizing it.

S4 · E7 · 12. Feb 1979

Pinky Promise Folge 7

S4 · E8 · 19. Feb 1979

Big Win - The Best in the Business Folge 8

S4 · E9 · 26. Feb 1979

Rain on a Boat Keeper Folge 9

S4 · E10 · 5. Mär 1979

The Cup of the Town Folge 10

S4 · E11 · 12. Mär 1979

The Stage That Surrounds Human Nature Folge 11

S4 · E12 · 19. Mär 1979

The Rainbow Bridge Folge 12

Ichi meets a woman searching for her daughter who has been missing since being kidnapped by slavers as a child. Unfortunately some gangsters want to prey on her hope.

S4 · E13 · 26. Mär 1979

The One Hundred Ryo Gift That Made the Devil Laugh Folge 13

S4 · E14 · 2. Apr 1979

An Application to Become a Masseur Folge 14

S4 · E15 · 9. Apr 1979

A Scarecrow Kid Folge 15

S4 · E16 · 16. Apr 1979

Mukae-bi, Okuri-bi, Toro-nagashi Folge 16

S4 · E17 · 23. Apr 1979

Whose Child Is This? Folge 17

S4 · E18 · 30. Apr 1979

Dogs and Traveling Companions Folge 18

S4 · E19 · 7. Mai 1979

A Quiet Life Folge 19

A pregnant woman attaches herself to Zatoichi. But she brings trouble from a criminal past and husband who wants to kill her.

S4 · E20 · 14. Mai 1979

Festival Music and Pinwheels Folge 20

S4 · E21 · 21. Mai 1979

A Gambler's Poetry - Part 1 Folge 21

S4 · E22 · 28. Mai 1979

A Gambler's Poetry - Part 2 Folge 22

S4 · E23 · 4. Jun 1979

Mysterious Journey Folge 23

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.

S4 · E24 · 11. Jun 1979

Otento-San Folge 24

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.

S4 · E25 · 12. Nov 1979

The Rainbow Journey Folge 25

The massage of a wealthy merchant's unwell daughter becomes something more and leads to complications for everyone.

S4 · E26 · 25. Jun 1979

The Dream Journey Folge 26

In a fever dream Zatoichi experiences redemption and then damnation. His feeling on awakening are not reciprocated.