Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ!唐人剣)
Directed by	Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Screenplay by	Takayuki Yamada Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Story by	Kan Shimozawa
Produced by	Shintaro Katsu Wong Ming
Starring	Shintaro Katsu Jimmy Wang Yu
Cinematography	Chikashi Makiura
Production companies	Katsu Productions Wing Luen Movie Film Company
Distributed by	Dainichi Eihai Golden Harvest
Release date	13 January 1971 (1971-01-13)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Japan Hong Kong
Languages	Japanese Mandarin

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣, Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tōjin-ken), also known as Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, 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, known as 獨臂刀大戰盲俠 (pinyin: Dú Bì Dāo Dà Zhán Máng Xiá, jyutping: Duk6 Bei3 Dou1 Daai6 Zin3 Maang4 Hap6), reportedly had more wuxia content with scenes showing the One-Armed Swordsman walking across the tops of trees, and also featured a different ending where instead of Zatoichi it was Wang Kang who was victorious in the final duel, and without killing his opponent. Both versions were shown theatrically in Hawaii. It is unknown where prints of this alternate version reside.

Cast

• Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi
• Jimmy Wang Yu as Wang Kang
• Yūko Hama as Osen
• Michie Terada as Oyone
• Kōji Nanbara as Kakuzen
• Tokue Hanasawa as Yosaku
• Shinsuke Minami as Henoichi
• Shirō Itō as Shinshichi
• Toru Abe as Boss Tōbei
• Cheung Yik as Li Xiangrong
• Wang Ling as Li Yumei

External links

• Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Zatoichi Meets The One-Armed Swordsman at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman at IMDb