Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

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

Status

Released

Release date

July 11, 1964

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Daiei Film

Cast

Shintarō Katsu,Tatsuo Endō,Bokuzen Hidari,Ryōsuke Kagawa,Naoko Kubo,Mayumi Nagisa,Takashi Etajima,Ryūtarō Gomi,Jun Katsumura,Ikuko Mōriand 3 more

Director

Kazuo Ikehiro

Writer

Kan Shimozawa,Minoru Inuzuka,Shozaburo Asai

Producer

Masaichi Nagata

Cinematography

Yasukazu Takemura

Music

Sei Ikeno

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0191664