Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
Seen it?1969 | 88 min | Drama, Action, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone who likes watching someone settle a score and martial arts fans. A revenge story, so expect the pressure to build to a reckoning. Shelve it next to Ran or Alita: Battle Angel. The fight choreography is a big part of the appeal.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 28 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
- Yōko MatsuyamaOichi
- Chizuko AraiOmon
- Jun TataraNihei
- Shinichi YanagisawaHanji
- Akitake KōnoYasuke
- Misako TominagaOhama
- Bin AmatsuDenzō
- Kozo Yamamura
- Keiko KoyanagiOsato
- Takaya Uesugi