Ichi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the money and clear his name.

Cast: Shintarō Katsu, Shōgo Shimada, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Machiko Hasegawa, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Tatsuya Ishiguro