Drama ·Action ·Adventure · Japan · 1969 · 1h 28m

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

めくらのお市物語 真赤な流れ鳥

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman poster
Director
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Cast
Yōko Matsuyama as Oichi Chizuko Arai as Omon Jun Tatara as Nihei Shinichi Yanagisawa as Hanji Akitake Kōno as Yasuke Misako Tominaga as Ohama
Crew
Shintarō Kawasaki — Director of Photography Katsumi Kawai — Editor Hajime Kaburagi — Original Music Composer Hajime Takaiwa — Screenplay Ichirō Miyagawa — Screenplay Ikuro Suzuki — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
martial artssamuraiyakuzasword fightrevenge motivejidaigekifemale samurai
Key Collaborators
Sadatsugu Matsuda Director Shintarō Kawasaki Director of Photography Katsumi Kawai Editor Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer Hajime Takaiwa Screenplay Ichirō Miyagawa Screenplay Ikuro Suzuki Screenplay
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