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Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

1969

88 minutes

DramaActionAdventure

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Yōko Matsuyama headshot

Yōko Matsuyama

Oichi

Chizuko Arai headshot

Chizuko Arai

Omon

Jun Tatara headshot

Jun Tatara

Nihei

Shinichi Yanagisawa headshot

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Hanji

Akitake Kōno headshot

Akitake Kōno

Yasuke

Misako Tominaga headshot

Misako Tominaga

Ohama

Bin Amatsu headshot

Bin Amatsu

Denzō

Kozo Yamamura headshot

Kozo Yamamura

Keiko Koyanagi headshot

Keiko Koyanagi

Osato

Takaya Uesugi headshot

Takaya Uesugi

Michi Tanaka headshot

Michi Tanaka

Yoshio Matsuoka headshot

Yoshio Matsuoka

Isamu Nagato headshot

Isamu Nagato

Jūbē

Chiharu Kitaguch headshot

Chiharu Kitaguch