Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

Name: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1964
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Bokuzen Hidari, Ikuko Mōri, Jun Katsumura, Koh Sugita, Mayumi Nagisa

Original Title: 座頭市あばれ凧

Action Adventure Drama

6.9 (58 votes)

1h 22m

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.

Details

Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Writer: Shozaburo Asai, Minoru Inuzuka
Original Language: Japanese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Bokuzen Hidari Ikuko Mōri Jun Katsumura Koh Sugita Mayumi Nagisa Naoko Kubo Ryōsuke Kagawa Ryūtarō Gomi Shintarō Katsu Takashi Etajima Tatsuo Endō Teruko Ōmi Yutaka Nakamura