TMDb Rating
6.9/10
16 verified votes
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
DramaActionAdventure
88 min
Plot Summary
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.
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DramaActionAdventureSadatsugu MatsudaYōko MatsuyamaChizuko Arai1969
Director
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Top Cast
Yōko MatsuyamaChizuko AraiJun TataraShinichi YanagisawaAkitake Kōno
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