Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge, this is Zatoichi Versus The Flying Guillotine (1972). Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge."
The Devilish Killer is the most dangerous fighter that ever lived...After defeating all of China’s martial art factions in a grand battle, he decides that his victory cannot be complete unless he possesses the two Thunderbolt Swords. The leader of the Thunderbolt Sword clan sends his two sons into hiding knowing that sooner or later the Devilish Killer will come for them and destroy his clan. After the two sons leave, taking the Thunderbolt Sword with them, fate leads them to meet a young swordswoman who owns the other Thunderbolt Sword and together they unite their swords and train for the ultimate showdown with the Devilish Killer.
정치적으로 어지러웠던 명나라 말기, 벼슬에 뜻이 없는 선비 고성제는 초야에 묻혀 다른 이들의 초상화를 그려 주며 살고 있다. 그는 어느 날 우연히 폐가에 살고 있는 양낭자를 만나고 아름다운 그녀를 사랑하게 된다. 양낭자는 과거 충신의 후손으로 아버지가 역적으로 몰려 죽은 뒤에 가족들을 몰살하려는 조정의 무사들을 피해 도망 다니고 있는 중이다. 고성제는 양낭자 일행과 합류한 뒤 병법에서 응용한 여러 가지 계략을 세워 이들을 돕게 된다.
