Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

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Audience Score
67
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NR 1 hr 34 minDrama, Action, AdventureZatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection PosterPart of Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
StarringShintarō KatsuJimmy Wang YuYuko Hama
DirectorsKimiyoshi YasudaHsu Tseng-Hung

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Katsu Production, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film
Movie Tags:
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Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen’s great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly by a code of honor and delivers justice in every town and village he enters.