Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword

Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (女左膳 濡れ燕片手斬り, Onna Sazen nuretsubame katategiri) (also known as Left Fencer) is a 1969 Japanese samurai drama and action film, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda.^[2] Michiyo Okusu plays the role of the one-eyed, one-armed swords-woman O-kin. This film follows in the series of films about Tange Sazen, but this one features a female version of the Sazen—Lady Sazen.^[3]

Plot[]

Many years ago ronin killed the parents of the young girl named O-kin. They then crippled her by cutting off her right arm and gouging out her right eye. Nevertheless, O-kin grows up and becomes a great swords-woman. Despite her mutilated body, she becomes unbeatable. Now, she lives in the small town and owns a very valuable and rare sword - The Drenched Swallow. O-kin protects a little girl and her grandfather from robbers and ronin. Local Daimyo collects swords and orders some samurai to take away all swords from their owners. A few samurai come to the girl's home and kill her grandfather. Now O-kin wants to take revenge. Together with another swordsman and simultaneously heavy sake drinker, O-kin protects the child.^[3]

Cast[]

• Michiyo Okusu as Lady Sazen O-kin (credited as Michiyo Yasuda)
• Kōjirō Hongō
• Takashi Kanda
• Asao Koike
• Kayo Mikimoto
• Isamu Nagato as Gamou Taiken
• Sōnosuke Sawamura

References[]

External links[]

• Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword at IMDb
• Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

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