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Trapped, the Crimson Bat (1969)

Longing to live and love like other women but compelled to remain a desperado

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Action

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Sadatsugu Matsuda

Synopsis

Oichi may have met her match as she vies against the evil beauty that has set her sights on destroying her. She must face numerous other challenges before confronting her greatest rival. While longing to live and love like other women, she realizes that she can never have a normal life, her sword which she holds on to like a security blanket will always come between her and such a life...

Actors

Yōko Matsuyama
Yōko Matsuyama
Oichi
Yasunori Irikawa
Yasunori Irikawa
Mosaku
Kikko Matsuoka
Kikko Matsuoka
Oen
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Bunzo
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Ryoichi Tamagawa
Senkichi
Hiroshi Minami
Hiroshi Minami
Yasugoro
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Iwakichi
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Jisaku
Kazuo Nagayama
Kazuo Nagayama
Yuriko Iwamura
Yuriko Iwamura
Okyo
Emiko Kure
Emiko Kure
Otane
Omenosuke Ichikawa
Omenosuke Ichikawa
Tobei
Jun Fuwa
Jun Fuwa
Satarō Taki
Satarō Taki
Shin Tatsuma
Shin Tatsuma
Shinji Hama
Shinji Hama
Teruo Tanaka
Teruo Tanaka
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Hiroko Ogi
Hiroko Ogi
Oaki
Jūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe
Masaki Hanbei

Crews

Sadatsugu Matsuda
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director
Hirô Matsuda
Hirô Matsuda
Writer
Ikuro Suzuki
Ikuro Suzuki
Writer
Teruo Tanaka
Teruo Tanaka
Story
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Tsugio Saito
Tsugio Saito
Executive Producer
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

Posters and backgrounds

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