Zatoichi the Outlaw
A mid-period Zatoichi adventure that pits rival yakuza factions against each other through a rescue plot, balancing action and moral intervention with the blind swordsman's characteristic code.
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.
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