Zatoichi Monogatari

S4 · E1 · 1 jan. 1979

Another Solitary Journey Aflevering 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 Aflevering 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 Aflevering 3

S4 · E4 · 22 jan. 1979

I Will Kill Him Tomorrow Aflevering 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 Aflevering 5

S4 · E6 · 5 feb. 1979

The Spinning Wheel Aflevering 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 Aflevering 7

S4 · E8 · 19 feb. 1979

Big Win - The Best in the Business Aflevering 8

S4 · E9 · 26 feb. 1979

Rain on a Boat Keeper Aflevering 9

S4 · E10 · 5 mrt. 1979

The Cup of the Town Aflevering 10

S4 · E11 · 12 mrt. 1979

The Stage That Surrounds Human Nature Aflevering 11

S4 · E12 · 19 mrt. 1979

The Rainbow Bridge Aflevering 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 mrt. 1979

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

S4 · E14 · 2 apr. 1979

An Application to Become a Masseur Aflevering 14

S4 · E15 · 9 apr. 1979

A Scarecrow Kid Aflevering 15

S4 · E16 · 16 apr. 1979

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

S4 · E17 · 23 apr. 1979

Whose Child Is This? Aflevering 17

S4 · E18 · 30 apr. 1979

Dogs and Traveling Companions Aflevering 18

S4 · E19 · 7 mei 1979

A Quiet Life Aflevering 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 mei 1979

Festival Music and Pinwheels Aflevering 20

S4 · E21 · 21 mei 1979

A Gambler's Poetry - Part 1 Aflevering 21

S4 · E22 · 28 mei 1979

A Gambler's Poetry - Part 2 Aflevering 22

S4 · E23 · 4 jun. 1979

Mysterious Journey Aflevering 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 Aflevering 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 Aflevering 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 Aflevering 26

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