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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Original title: 座頭市あばれ凧

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 58 votes

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.

Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Release date
Jul 11, 1964
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

  • Portrait of Shintarō Katsu

    Shintarō Katsu

    Zatoichi

  • Portrait of Tatsuo Endō

    Tatsuo Endō

    Boss Yasugoro of Takeya

  • Portrait of Bokuzen Hidari

    Bokuzen Hidari

    Kyubei

  • Portrait of Ryōsuke Kagawa

    Ryōsuke Kagawa

    Boss Bunkichi

  • Portrait of Naoko Kubo

    Naoko Kubo

    Okuni

  • Portrait of Mayumi Nagisa

    Mayumi Nagisa

    Oshizu

  • Takashi Etajima

    Seiroku

  • Portrait of Ryūtarō Gomi

    Ryūtarō Gomi

  • Portrait of Jun Katsumura

    Jun Katsumura

    Yasugoro yakuza

  • Portrait of Ikuko Mōri

    Ikuko Mōri

    Yasugoro's sister

  • Portrait of Yutaka Nakamura

    Yutaka Nakamura

    Mekichi

  • Portrait of Koh Sugita

    Koh Sugita

    Matsuji

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United States
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United Kingdom
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Canada
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