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.

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Jimmy Wang Yu

Wang Kang

Yuko Hama

Osen

Michie Terada

Oyone

Kōji Nanbara

Kakuzen

Tōru Abe

Boss Toubei

Shinsuke Minami

Hanoichi

Goro Kumon

Watako Hamaki

Sen

Katsutoshi Akiyama

Crew

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Director

Hsu Tseng-Hung

Director

Chikashi Makiura

Director of Photography

Shintarō Katsu

Producer

Isao Tomita

Original Music Composer

Fujio Morita

Director of Photography

Toshio Taniguchi

Editor

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Production Design

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Art Direction

Masanori Sanada

Production Manager

Clips & Videos

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) - Trailer