1964
6.7 (49 votes)
1h 22m
Genres
Action
Drama
Adventure
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (座頭市あばれ凧)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro
Director of Photography: Yasukazu Takemura
Screenplay: Shozaburo Asai, Minoru Inuzuka
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Top Cast
Shintarō Katsu
Zatoichi
Tatsuo Endō
Boss Yasugoro of Takeya
Takashi Etajima
Seiroku
Ryūtarō Gomi
Bokuzen Hidari
Kyubei
Jun Katsumura
Yasugoro yakuza
Naoko Kubo
Okuni
Ikuko Mōri
Yasugoro's sister
