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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
First aired on Jul 11, 1964
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Genres: Action, Drama, Adventure

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Shintarō Katsu | Zatoichi
Tatsuo Endō | Boss Yasugoro of Takeya
Takashi Etajima | Seiroku
Ryūtarō Gomi |
Bokuzen Hidari | Kyubei
Jun Katsumura | Yasugoro yakuza
Featured Crew
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Kazuo Ikehiro | Director
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Yasukazu Takemura | Director of Photography
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Sei Ikeno | Original Music Composer
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Yoshinobu Nishioka | Art Direction
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Kan Shimozawa | Original Story
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Minoru Inuzuka | Screenplay