Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
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It’s East meets East when one of Japan’s action idols crosses paths with an iconic kung-fu hero from Hong Kong. While traveling the countryside, Zatoichi comes across Wang Kang (Jimmy Wang Yu), a Chinese swordsman protecting a brutally orphaned young child. Despite the language barrier, the men forge a friendship, until nefarious enemies plant seeds of distrust to pit the two master martial artists against each other.
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Cast
- Shintaro Katsu
- Zatoichi
- Jimmy Wang
- Wang Kang
- Yukio Hamaki
- Osen
- Michie Terada
- Oyone
- Koji Nambara
- Kakuzen
- Toru Abe
- Boss Toubei
- Shinsuke Minami
- Hanoichi
Credits
- Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Produced by
- Shintaro Katsu
- Original story by
- Kan Shimozawa
- Screenplay
- Takayuki Yamada
- Screenplay
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Cinematography
- Chikashi Makiura
- Edited by
- Toshio Tajima
- Original music
- Isao Tomita
- Art direction
- Yoshinobu Nishioka
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