Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)
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.
Released: Mar 15, 1969
Runtime: 88 minutes
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Stars: Yōko Matsuyama, Chizuko Arai, Jun Tatara, Shinichi Yanagisawa, Akitake Kōno, Misako Tominaga
Crew: Sadatsugu Matsuda (Director), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Tsugio Saito (Executive Producer), Teruo Tanaka (Original Story), Hajime Takaiwa (Screenplay), Ichirō Miyagawa (Screenplay)