1969
6.9 (15 votes)
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Action
Adventure
Production Companies
Shochiku Kyoto
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (めくらのお市物語 真赤な流れ鳥)
Overview
A young girl named Oichi is abandoned by her mother and blinded by a lightning strike. When her guardian is killed, she learns to wield a sword from a traveling ronin. As she develops into a master swordsman, her profession becomes that of a bounty hunter. Many test her sword and many die by her skills. She travels throughout the countryside to seek her mother and her revenge.
Key Crew
Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Screenplay: Ikuro Suzuki, Hajime Takaiwa, Ichirō Miyagawa
Director of Photography: Shintarō Kawasaki
