Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

(1971)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 47 votes

Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama

Year: 1971

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: Hong Kong, Japan

Director: 安田公義, Hsu Tseng-Hung

Cast: 勝新太郎, 王羽, 浜木綿子, 寺田路恵, 南原宏治, 安部徹, 三波伸介, Goro Kumon, Watako Hamaki, 秋山勝俊

Plot

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.