Blind Monk Swordsman

Blind Monk Swordsman 1964 Directed by Shumei Onishi 悪坊主侠客伝

This is the story of a bad man who re-discovering humanity via woman and child while clashing with the yakuza and being hunted by a man called “Death” who has his own dark past. The prototype for the later two yakuza priest series with Shintaro Katsu and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Apparently so. And the swordsman motif seems to have been concurrent with Daiei's first ZATOICHI production.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Production Company Toei Company

Release Date 20 June 1964

86 mins