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68% Critic Match
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
6.8 / 10• 1969• 1h 28m•NR• Japanese
DramaActionAdventure
Storyline
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 & Crew
Yōko Matsuyama
Oichi
Lead
Chizuko Arai
Omon
Jun Tatara
Nihei
Shinichi Yanagisawa
Hanji
Akitake Kōno
Yasuke
Misako Tominaga
Ohama
Bin Amatsu
Denzō
KY
Kozo Yamamura
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sadatsugu Matsuda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
