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Blind Monk Swordsman (1964)

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Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Hideaki Ônishi
Writer : Hideaki Ônishi, Katsumi Kawai, Nishimura seiji

Synopsis

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the later two yakuza priest series with Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Apparently so. And the swordsman motif seems to have been concurrent with Daiei's first ZATOICHI production.

Actors

Jūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Shinobu Chihara
Shinobu Chihara
Masao Mishima
Masao Mishima
Kikuko Hojo
Kikuko Hojo
Sonosuke Sawamura
Sonosuke Sawamura
Eijirô Kataoka
Eijirô Kataoka
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe
Hiroshi Fujikawa
Hiroshi Fujikawa
Mitsuru Takeuchi
Mitsuru Takeuchi
Ryuko Azuma
Ryuko Azuma
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Seiya Satô
Seiya Satô
Fujio Suga
Fujio Suga

Crews

Hideaki Ônishi
Hideaki Ônishi
Director
Hideaki Ônishi
Hideaki Ônishi
Screenplay
Sadaji Yoshida
Sadaji Yoshida
Cinematography
Toshiaki Tsushima
Toshiaki Tsushima
Music
Katsumi Kawai
Katsumi Kawai
Screenplay
Nishimura seiji
Nishimura seiji
Screenplay

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