Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro

Produced by Daiei Film

A classic samurai action film centered on a blind swordsman's debt of honor and gratitude, balancing martial spectacle with personal obligation and community protection.

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.