Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
1969 · 1h 28m · Drama, Action, Adventure
Genres: 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.
Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Hajime Takaiwa, Ichirō Miyagawa, Ikuro Suzuki
Music by: Hajime Kaburagi
Cinematography: Shintarō Kawasaki
Editor: Katsumi Kawai
Part of the Crimson Bat franchise.
Cast
Yōko Matsuyama as OichiChizuko Arai as OmonJun Tatara as NiheiShinichi Yanagisawa as HanjiAkitake Kōno as YasukeMisako Tominaga as OhamaBin Amatsu as DenzōKozo YamamuraKeiko Koyanagi as OsatoTakaya UesugiMichi TanakaYoshio MatsuokaMore like this
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