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Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)

Genre : Drama, Action, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer : Hajime Takaiwa, Ichirô Miyagawa, Ikuro Suzuki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Yōko Matsuyama
Yōko Matsuyama
Oichi
Chizuko Arai
Chizuko Arai
Omon
Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara
Nihei
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Hanji
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Yasuke
Misako Tominaga
Misako Tominaga
Ohama
Bin Amatsu
Bin Amatsu
Denzō
Kozo Yamamura
Kozo Yamamura
Keiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi
Osato
Takaya Uesugi
Takaya Uesugi
Michi Tanaka
Michi Tanaka
Yoshio Matsuoka
Yoshio Matsuoka
Isamu Nagato
Isamu Nagato
Jūbē
Chiharu Kitaguch
Chiharu Kitaguch

Crews

Sadatsugu Matsuda
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Tsugio Saito
Tsugio Saito
Executive Producer
Teruo Tanaka
Teruo Tanaka
Original Story
Hajime Takaiwa
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Ichirô Miyagawa
Ichirô Miyagawa
Screenplay
Ikuro Suzuki
Ikuro Suzuki
Screenplay
Shintarô Kawasaki
Shintarô Kawasaki
Director of Photography
Toshiaki Kurahashi
Toshiaki Kurahashi
Art Direction
Hiroyoshi Somekawa
Hiroyoshi Somekawa
Lighting Technician
Katsumi Kawai
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi
Sound Recordist
Toshiro Hasebe
Toshiro Hasebe
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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