
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman
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.
Top Billed Cast

Yōko Matsuyama
Oichi

Chizuko Arai
Omon

Jun Tatara
Nihei

Shinichi Yanagisawa
Hanji
Akitake Kōno
Yasuke
Featured Crew

Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director

Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Tsugio Saito
Executive Producer
Teruo Tanaka
Original Story
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Ichirō Miyagawa
Screenplay
Ikuro Suzuki
Screenplay
Shintarō Kawasaki
Director of Photography
Toshiaki Kurahashi
Art Direction
Hiroyoshi Somekawa
Lighting Technician
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Taro Takahashi
Sound Recordist