Hong Kong Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
新座頭市 破れ！唐人剣
Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are — an accomplished Chinese martial artist named Wang Kang and his youthful attendant — Zatoichi finds them and discovers that the pair's mixed up with a dangerous bunch of terrorist samurai who murdered the boy's parents. Now, Zatoichi must step in to save the day.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Katsu Production
Adventure + Action in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman itself).
The 1970–1972 Hong Kong Window
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman holds position #12 of 24 Hong Kong films in the 1970–1972 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman premiered alongside 10 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Hong Kong films in 1971.
The 15th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 58% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #294 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Adventure productions specifically: #34 of 91 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Katsu Production, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Dainichi-Eihai, Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | January 13, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0066602 |