Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
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.

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Cast

Yōko Matsuyama Yōko Matsuyama As: Oichi
Chizuko Arai Chizuko Arai As: Omon
Jun Tatara Jun Tatara As: Nihei
Shinichi Yanagisawa Shinichi Yanagisawa As: Hanji
Akitake Kōno Akitake Kōno As: Yasuke
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 15 March 1969

Country: JP

Runtime: 88m

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Company Credits

Company: Shochiku Kyoto

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Cast

Directed By

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Director

Toshiro Hasebe

Toshiro Hasebe

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Teruo Tanaka

Teruo Tanaka

Original Story

Hajime Takaiwa

Hajime Takaiwa

Screenplay

Ichirō Miyagawa

Ichirō Miyagawa

Screenplay

Ikuro Suzuki

Ikuro Suzuki

Screenplay

Production Crew

Tsugio Saito

Tsugio Saito

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Hajime Kaburagi

Hajime Kaburagi

Original Music Composer

Taro Takahashi

Taro Takahashi

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Shintarō Kawasaki

Shintarō Kawasaki

Director of Photography

Lighting

Hiroyoshi Somekawa

Hiroyoshi Somekawa

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Toshiaki Kurahashi

Toshiaki Kurahashi

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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