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Where to Watch Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) in the US
- 1971
- Not Rated
- 1h 34m
- 7.1IMDb
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What it's about
While traveling the Japanese countryside the blind masseur Zatoichi comes across the One Armed Swordsman, Wang Kang, who is in hiding and protecting a child from a corrupt Japanese priest and a group of yakuza. Zatoichi and Wang Kang, each from very different worlds yet heroic swordsman in their own right, at first seem to get along but a language barrier and a series of misunderstanding leads Kang to distrust Ichi. Soon the two heroes are at each other throats while each attempts to stop the true villains from taking the child.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Starring
- Shintarô Katsu, Jimmy Wang Yu, Michie Terada
Details
- Release date
- Jan 13, 1971
- Language
- Japanese, Mandarin
- Country
- Japan, Hong Kong
- Awards
- 1 win total
Where to Watch Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman in the United States?
- Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman is available with a subscription or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
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- We have not confirmed a free option for Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman in the United States.
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