Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

94 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Jan. 13, 1971

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.

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

94 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Jan. 13, 1971

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Katsu Production Co. Ltd., Dainichi-Eihai
Original title 新座頭市　破れ！唐人剣
Directors Hsu Tseng-Hung, Akikazu Ota, Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers Takayuki Yamada, Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Kan Shimozawa

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

as Zatoichi

Jimmy Wang Yu

as Wang Kang

Yuko Hama

as Osen

Michie Terada

as Oyone

Kôji Nanbara

as Kakuzen

Tōru Abe

as Boss Toubei

Shinsuke Minami

as Hanoichi

Watako Hamaki

as Sen

Shirô Itô

as Stooge

Jun Katsumura

as Toubei yakuza

Kanae Kobayashi

as Shige

Kyôichi Satô

as Yakuza