- Zatoichi: Such mischief, in broad daylight! Right under the watchful eye of Mister Sunshine. Put the young lady down. I don't hear an answer. If I'm blind, and you've gone mute, this could be difficult. No, no. Don't move. Move and you'll find yourself split in two.
- Zatoichi: I only came here to worship the first light of the new year. I expected a quiet journey, with no need to draw the blade in this cane. You brought this all on yourselves.
- [Zatoichi scares off some yakuza]
- Tatsukichi: You're really strong, aren't you, mister?
- Zatoichi: It's not that I'm strong. It's that they're weak.
- Zatoichi: Perhaps it was only for a brief moment, but I actually thought I saw my father in you. I can't kill the man who gave me that.