Zatoichi and the Scoundrels was released in the year 1963。Zatoichi and the Scoundrels is also called as Zatôichi kenka-tabi, Zatoichi's Fighting Journey, Zatoichi on the Road, Zatôichi 5, Zatôichi, Fighting Journey, Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi。

Blind swordsman/masseuer Ichi (or "Zatoichi") is asked by a dying man to deliver the maiden Mitsu (or "Omitsu") to her family in Edo, and Zatoichi feels honor-bound to do so. But rival gangs each have an interest in kidnapping the girl for ransom. Zatoichi joins with one of the gangs when the other gang captures Mitsu, but he then finds that to rescue her, he must fight both gangs.