Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman

Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969) is a drama, action film directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda rated 6.8/10.

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.

Cast

Yōko Matsuyama

Oichi

Chizuko Arai

Omon

Jun Tatara

Nihei

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Hanji

Akitake Kōno

Yasuke

Misako Tominaga

Ohama

Bin Amatsu

Denzō

Kozo Yamamura

Keiko Koyanagi

Osato

Takaya Uesugi

Michi Tanaka

Yoshio Matsuoka