Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
Mekurano Oichi monogatari: Makkana nagaradori (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 28min
- Action, Adventure
- 30 Jul 1969 (USA)
- Movie
A young blind girl is abandoned by her mother. When her guardian is killed, she learns to wield a sword from a traveling "Ronin". She travels to seek her mother and her revenge.
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Yôko Matsuyama | ... |
Oichi
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| Isamu Nagato | ... |
Jûbê / Ukita the Samurai
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| Akitake Kôno | ... |
'Fire' Yasuke, Oichi's Foster Father
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Chizuko Arai | ... |
'Top-Swinging' Obun
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Jun Tatara | ... |
'Monkey' Nihei, Oyone's Father
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Misako Tominaga | ... |
Ohama / Oichi's Mother
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Satoshi Amatsu | ... |
'Devil' Denzo
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Shin'ichi Yanagisawa | ... |
Master Masagoro
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Keiko Koyanagi | ... |
Oyone
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Bin Amatsu |
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Michi Tanaka |
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Takaya Uesugi |
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Kôzô Yamamura |
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Directed by
| Sadatsugu Matsuda | ||
Written by
| Teruo Tanaka | ... | (cartoon story) |
| Hajime Takaiwa | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Ichirô Miyagawa | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Ikuro Suzuki | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Tsugio Saitô | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hajime Kaburagi | ||
Cinematography by
| Shintarô Kawasaki | ||
Art Direction by
| Toshiaki Kurahashi | ||
| Toshitaka Kurahashi | ||
Additional Crew
| Teruo Tanaka | ... | animated story |
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- Shochiku (1969) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Films of America (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- VEB Progress Film-Vertrieb (1975) (East Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmjuwelen (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Filmjuwelen (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Intenational Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Worldwide Video Productions (Netherlands) (VHS) (as Worldwide Video)
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Storyline
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In the Edo period, a 7-year-old girl is abandoned by her mother in a thunderstorm, and is blinded by a thunderbolt that falls close to her. Yasuke protects her, and becomes her foster-father, until he is killed by some roving men. A Ronin named Ukita protects her next, and teaches her to use a cane-sword for her protection. Combined with her good hearing, her fencing will prove fateful for her enemies (a rapist, cheating dice players, and bandits) as she tries to protect another girl who was sold into slavery by her indebted father. Written by Artemis-9 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | First of four movies based on Oichi the Blind Swordswoman, from the same studio. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Blind Swordswoman: Hellish Skin (1969). See more » |