Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ!唐人剣) | |
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Directed by | Kimiyoshi Yasuda |
Screenplay by | Takayuki Yamada Kimiyoshi Yasuda |
Story by | Kan Shimozawa |
Produced by | Shintaro Katsu Wong Ming |
Starring | Shintaro Katsu Jimmy Wang Yu |
Cinematography | Chikashi Makiura |
Production companies | Katsu Productions Wing Luen Movie Film Company |
Distributed by | Dainichi Eihai Golden Harvest |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Countries | Japan Hong Kong |
Languages | Japanese Mandarin |
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (Japanese: 新座頭市・破れ!唐人剣, Hepburn: Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tōjin-ken, lit. 'New Zatoichi Break! Chinese Sword') (Chinese: 獨臂刀大戦盲侠; pinyin: Dú bì dāo dàzhàn máng xiá), also known as Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman and The Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal, is a 1971 Japanese-Hong Kong chambara / wuxia crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director . The film stars Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi and Jimmy Wang Yu as the "One-Armed Swordsman" Wang Kang.[1] It is a crossover of the long-running Zatoichi series and the One-Armed Swordsman film series.
The Chinese edit of the film reportedly featured a different ending where Wang Kang was victorious in the final duel, rather than Zatoichi.[2]
Cast[]
- Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi
- Jimmy Wang Yu as Wang Kang
- Yūko Hama as Osen
- Michie Terada as Oyone
- Kōji Nanbara as Kakuzen
- Tokue Hanasawa as Yosaku
- Shinsuke Minami as Henoichi
- Shirō Itō as Shinshichi
- Toru Abe as Boss Tōbei
- Cheung Yik as Li Xiangrong
- Wang Ling as Li Yumei
References[]
- ^ Unseenfilms
- ^ Alain Silver (2005). The Samurai Film. ISBN 9781585675968. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
External links[]
- 1971 films
- 1971 action films
- Hong Kong films
- Hong Kong action films
- Japanese-language films
- Films about amputees
- Films directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Films set in China
- Films set in Japan
- Kung fu films
- Hong Kong martial arts films
- Wuxia films
- Zatoichi films
- 1970s Hong Kong film stubs
- Martial arts film stubs