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Feature film — 1971

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

6.81h 34mAdventure — Action — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 48 votes.

Katsu Production / Orange Sky Golden Harvest / Dainichi-Eihai / Daiei Film

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Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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Cast & crew

Shintarō Katsu as Zatoichi

Shintarō Katsu

Zatoichi

Jimmy Wang Yu as Wang Kang

Jimmy Wang Yu

Wang Kang

Yuko Hama as Osen

Yuko Hama

Osen

M

Michie Terada

Oyone

Kōji Nanbara as Kakuzen

Kōji Nanbara

Kakuzen

Tōru Abe as Boss Toubei

Tōru Abe

Boss Toubei

S

Shinsuke Minami

Hanoichi

G

Goro Kumon

W

Watako Hamaki

Sen

K

Katsutoshi Akiyama

Y

Yutaro Ban

Yūji Hamada as

Yūji Hamada

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