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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971 · 94 min

A somber, deliberate crossover where two honorable warriors circle each other in misunderstanding, punctuated by sharp, tense swordplay.

Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • violence
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

In this series

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

  1. The Tale of ZatoichiMovie · 1962
  2. New Tale of ZatoichiMovie · 1963
  3. Zatoichi on the RoadMovie · 1963
  4. Zatoichi the FugitiveMovie · 1963
  5. Zatoichi's PilgrimageMovie · 1966
  6. Zatoichi ChallengedMovie · 1967
  7. Zatoichi the OutlawMovie · 1967
  8. Zatoichi and the FugitivesMovie · 1968
  9. Zatoichi Meets YojimboMovie · 1970
  10. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanMovie · 1971 This title
  11. Zatoichi: Darkness Is His AllyMovie · 1989

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Genres
adventure, action, drama
Directed by
Hsu Tseng-Hung, Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Written by
Kimiyoshi Yasuda, Yamada Takayuki
Starring
Shintarō Katsu, Jimmy Wang Yu, Yuko Hama, Michie Terada, Kōji Nanbara, Tōru Abe, Shinsuke Minami, Goro Kumon
Music
Isao Tomita
Cinematography
Chikashi Makiura, Fujio Morita
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong, Japan
Languages
Mandarin, Japanese

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