Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971 · 94 min · JA · 6.8 (48 votes)
Dir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Hsu Tseng-Hung · Starring Shintarō Katsu, Jimmy Wang Yu, Yuko Hama, Michie Terada, Kōji Nanbara, Tōru Abe · Music Isao Tomita · Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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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 brutal, yet oddly poetic, clash of swords and cultures. Expect unflinching violence, stoic heroes, and a sense of weary duty. This is pure, unadulterated samurai action with a touch of tragic destiny.

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