Hong Kong 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.
The 1970–1972 Hong Kong Window
24 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman sits at position #12.
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
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★ 7.5 · 1972
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★ 6.9 · 1980
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
★ 7.3 · 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
★ 7.2 · 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
★ 7.4 · 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
★ 7.3 · 1973
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
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 |