Japan Synopsis
座頭市あばれ凧
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Zatoichi's Flashing Sword. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Zatoichi's Flashing Sword itself).
The 1963–1965 Japan Window
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword holds position #33 of 61 Japan films in the 1963–1965 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Zatoichi's Flashing Sword premiered alongside 23 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other Japan films in 1964.
The 199th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
36 audience reviews — more than 56% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (56th percentile) outruns trending popularity (10th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,776 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,101 of 1,714 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Release Date | July 11, 1964 |
| IMDb | tt0191664 |