The Blind Menace

Sightless from birth, outcast Suganoichi (Shintarô Katsu) discovers at an early age that exploiting other people is the best way to get ahead — a talent he later perfects while working as a priest for the secretary of religious affairs … and coveting his boss’s job. Though playing a much darker character, Katsu foreshadows his role as the legendary blind swordsman of the popular Zatoichi franchise.