Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword
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The blind swordsman is shot and nursed back to health by kind strangers. He soon discovers that his saviors are caught between sparring crime lords; bound by honor, Zatoichi stays to ensure their safety. Along the way, we learn more about the origins of Zatoichi’s amazing abilities, and get to see them in action in a stunning underwater duel and a nighttime clash set against fireworks.
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Cast
- Shintaro Katsu
- Zatoichi
- Naoko Kubo
- Okuni
- Mayumi Nagisa
- Oshizu
- Takashi Edajima
- Seiroku
- Tatsuo Endo
- Boss Yasugoro
- Yutaka Nakamura
- Mekichi
- Bokuzen Hidari
- Kyubei
- Ikuko Mori
- Yasuhoro’s sister
Credits
- Director
- Kazuo Ikehiro
- Produced by
- Masaichi Nagata
- Original story by
- Kan Shimozawa
- Screenplay
- Minoru Inuzuka
- Screenplay
- Shozaburo Asai
- Cinematography
- Yasukazu Takemura
- Edited by
- Takashi Taniguchi
- Original music
- Sei Ikeno
- Art direction
- Yoshinobu Nishioka
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