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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

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.

ActionDramaAdventure

Release: 1964-07-11Runtime: 82 minRating: 6.8 (55)

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

Seiroku

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Jun Katsumura

Jun Katsumura

Yasugoro yakuza

Ikuko Mōri

Ikuko Mōri

Yasugoro's sister

Crew

Kazuo Ikehiro

Kazuo Ikehiro

Director

Kan Shimozawa

Kan Shimozawa

Original Story

Sei Ikeno

Sei Ikeno

Original Music Composer

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Art Direction

Yasukazu Takemura

Director of Photography

Takashi Taniguchi

Editor

Shozaburo Asai

Screenplay

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Minoru Inuzuka

Screenplay