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Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
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Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

1969-03-15 · 88 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · Action · Adventure

A young girl named Oichi is abandoned by her mother and blinded by a lightning strike. When her guardian is killed, she learns to wield a sword from a traveling ronin. As she develops into a master swordsman, her profession becomes that of a bounty hunter. Many test her sword and many die by her skills. She travels throughout the countryside to seek her mother and her revenge.

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Directors
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Production companies
Shochiku Kyoto
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yōko MatsuyamaYōko MatsuyamaOichi
Chizuko AraiChizuko AraiOmon
Jun TataraJun TataraNihei
Shinichi YanagisawaShinichi YanagisawaHanji
Akitake KōnoAkitake KōnoYasuke
Misako TominagaMisako TominagaOhama
Bin AmatsuBin AmatsuDenzō
Kozo Yamamura
Keiko KoyanagiKeiko KoyanagiOsato
Takaya Uesugi
Michi Tanaka
Yoshio Matsuoka
Isamu NagatoIsamu NagatoJūbē
Chiharu Kitaguch

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