Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (座頭市あばれ凧) 59 years old

Blind masseur Zatoichi is nursed back to health by a young woman after he is shot by a gang member. Zatoichi, who had come to the village to repay a debt, now feels further indebted. He commits himself to use his amazing sword skills to help the young woman's father, whose river-crossing service is under attack by the same gang responsible for Zatoichi's wounds.

Credits

Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi

Ikuko Môri as Yasugora's sister

Yutaka Nakamura as Mekichi

Tatsuo Endo as Boss Yasugoro of Takeya

Naoko Kubo as Okuni

Ryûtarô Gomi as

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword Cast

Name	Character
Shintaro Katsu He was 32, 65 years old when he died	as Zatoichi
Ikuko Môri She was 31, now 91 years old	as Yasugora's sister
Yutaka Nakamura	as Mekichi
Tatsuo Endo He was 39, 64 years old when he died	as Boss Yasugoro of Takeya
Naoko Kubo She was 31, now 91 years old	as Okuni
Ryûtarô Gomi He was 31, 80 years old when he died
Bokuzen Hidari He was 70, 77 years old when he died	as Kyubei
Teruko Omi She was 43, 90 years old when she died	as Mine
Takashi Etajima	as Seiroku
Jun Katsumura	as Yasugoro yakuza

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword Crew

Name	Department
Kan Shimosawa as Original Story. He was 72 (76) years old when He died	Writing
Minoru Inuzuka as Screenplay. He was 63 (106) years old when He died	Writing
Masaichi Nagata as Producer. He was 58 (79) years old when He died	Production
Yoshinobu Nishioka as Art Direction. He was 42 (97) years old when He died	Art
Kazuo Ikehiro as Director. He was 34 (now 94) years old	Directing
Shozaburo Asai as Screenplay.	Writing
Yasukazu Takemura as Director of Photography.	Camera
Sei Ikeno as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (73) years old when He died	Sound

Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (59 years)

Release day: Saturday, July 11, 1964
Runtime: 82 minutes