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Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword

Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword (Zatōichi abare tako). Kazuo Ikehiro, 1964.

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Edition screened: In Criterion Blu-ray box set #679 Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman, released 2013. Japanese language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 82 minutes.

Summary: Killing of a fly.


Details: The opening scene, before the credits, shows our sleeping blind swordsman bothered by a fly. He awakens and slices the insect into three sections, 01:25-01:30.


The seventh film in the Zatoichi series.