Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
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.
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Kazuo Ikehiro
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Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
6.9/10
56 votes
Rating consensus
69/100 blend
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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~69/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
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
Kô Sugita
In “Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection”
Other entries TMDB groups in this collection — often a franchise or anthology.
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
Zatoichi on the Road
1963
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
Zatoichi the Outlaw
1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
Kazuo Ikehiro
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