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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman(Movie, 1971)

Original title: "新座頭市　破れ！唐人剣" (Japanese/JA)
1h 34min | Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanRating: 3.3/5 (with 1515 votes)
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 Hsu Tseng Hung. The film stars Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi and Jimmy Wang Yu as the "One-Armed Swordsman" Wang Kang. 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. ()
Part of the Zatôichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection
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About Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant -- Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.

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Production countries: Hong Kong, Japan
Plays in: Japan
Based on: "Zatoichi" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 11 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 01/13/1971
Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu
Screenwriter: Takayuki Yamada
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La Fureur Du Manchot"
"Zatoïchi contre le sabreur manchot"
"Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tōjin-ken"
"신 자토이치 부숴라! 중국검"
"Затоичи встречает Однорукого мечника"
"Zatôichi 22 Zatôichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman"

26 movies in the Zatôichi: The Blind Swordsman Collection

1962 The Tale of Zatoichi ("座頭市物語")
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues ("続・座頭市物語")
1963 New Tale of Zatoichi ("新・座頭市物語")
1963 Zatoichi on the Road ("座頭市喧嘩旅")
1963 Zatoichi the Fugitive ("座頭市兇状旅")
1964 Adventures of Zatoichi ("座頭市関所破り")
1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight ("座頭市血笑旅")
1964 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold ("座頭市千両首")
1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword ("座頭市あばれ凧")
1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert ("座頭市地獄旅")
1965 Zatoichi and the Doomed Man ("座頭市逆手斬り")
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge ("座頭市二段斬り")
1966 Zatoichi's Pilgrimage ("座頭市海を渡る")
1966 Zatoichi's Vengeance ("座頭市の歌が聞える")
1967 Zatoichi Challenged ("座頭市血煙り街道")
1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw ("座頭市牢破り")
1967 Zatoichi's Cane Sword ("座頭市鉄火旅")
1968 Samaritan Zatoichi ("座頭市喧嘩太鼓")
1968 Zatoichi and the Fugitives ("座頭市果し状")
1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival ("座頭市あばれ火祭り")
1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo ("座頭市と用心棒")
1971 Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1972 Zatoichi at Large ("座頭市御用旅")
1972 Zatoichi in Desperation ("新座頭市物語・折れた杖")
1973 Zatoichi's Conspiracy ("新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り")

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