Zatoichi makes friends with a dangerous chess player, while fending off angry yakuza and bloodthirsty relatives out for revenge, and trying to save a sick child. Meanwhile, his luck with dice is turning.
You can now watch Zatoichi and the Chess Expert online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Art | Akira Naitô | Production Design |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma | Editor |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Chikashi Makiura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hisashi Okuda | Producer |
| Writing | Kan Shimozawa | Original Story |
| Writing | Daisuke Itō | Screenplay |
