Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
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.
- Released
- 1964-07-11
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Adventure
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kazuo Ikehiro, Minoru Inuzuka, Shozaburo Asai
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 58 votes
Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi
- Tatsuo Endō as Boss Yasugoro of Takeya
- Bokuzen Hidari as Kyubei
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as Boss Bunkichi
- Naoko Kubo as Okuni
- Mayumi Nagisa as Oshizu
- Takashi Etajima as Seiroku
- Ryūtarō Gomi
- Jun Katsumura as Yasugoro yakuza
- Ikuko Mōri as Yasugoro's sister
- Yutaka Nakamura as Mekichi
- Koh Sugita as Matsuji
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