Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)

座頭市あばれ凧

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.

Date of release
1964-07-11
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (58)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Action, Drama, Adventure
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro

Casting

  • Shintarō Katsu — Zatoichi
  • Tatsuo Endō — Boss Yasugoro of Takeya
  • Bokuzen Hidari — Kyubei
  • Ryōsuke Kagawa — Boss Bunkichi
  • Naoko Kubo — Okuni
  • Mayumi Nagisa — Oshizu
  • Takashi Etajima — Seiroku
  • Ryūtarō Gomi
  • Jun Katsumura — Yasugoro yakuza
  • Ikuko Mōri — Yasugoro's sister
  • Yutaka Nakamura — Mekichi
  • Koh Sugita — Matsuji

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