Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword(1964)

07/11/1964 (US)Action, Drama, Adventure1h 22m
6.8

Overview

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.

Kazuo Ikehiro

Director

Minoru Inuzuka

Screenplay

Shozaburo Asai

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

Boss Yasugoro of Takeya

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Kyubei

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Boss Bunkichi

Naoko Kubo

Naoko Kubo

Okuni

Mayumi Nagisa

Mayumi Nagisa

Oshizu

Takashi Etajima

Takashi Etajima

Seiroku

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Jun Katsumura

Jun Katsumura

Yasugoro yakuza

Ikuko Mōri

Ikuko Mōri

Yasugoro's sister

Yutaka Nakamura

Yutaka Nakamura

Mekichi

Kô Sugita

Kô Sugita

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Mine

Where to Watch

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Part of the 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.

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