Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1971-01-13
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Hsu Tseng-Hung
Spoken language: 普通话, 日本語
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
Original title: Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Production Companies: Katsu Production, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film
Production Countries: Hong Kong, Japan
Cast
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