Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969)

overview : A young girl named Oichi is abandoned by her mother and blinded by a lightning strike. When her guardian is killed, she learns to wield a sword from a traveling ronin. As she develops into a master swordsman, her profession becomes that of a bounty hunter. Many test her sword and many die by her skills. She travels throughout the countryside to seek her mother and her revenge.

Release Date : Mar 15, 1969

Runtime : 1h 28m

Genre : Drama  Action  Adventure  

Companies : Shochiku Kyoto

Countries : Japan

Keywords : martial arts, samurai, yakuza, sword fight, revenge motive, jidaigeki, female samurai