A psychedelic and bleak entry in the Zatoichi series, this film is unlike others in its grind-house grimness. The story follows innocence corrupted by sadistic and sleazy criminality, driven by trippy seventies funk music and fast-paced editing.

Zatoichi in Desperation
A former samurai, now blind, sets out on a journey of self-reconciliation, entangling himself in a intricate network of alliances and conflicts as he strives to find forgiveness with the daughter of a woman whose life was tragically lost due to his actions.