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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

Film · 1971 · 94 min · Adventure · Action · Drama

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.

Directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Starring Shintarō Katsu, Jimmy Wang Yu, Yuko Hama, Michie Terada, Kōji Nanbara, Tōru Abe, Shinsuke Minami, Goro Kumon

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First release anywhere13 January 1971

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