Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 1971 DVD
When a small boy is about to be executed, Wang Kong, a one-armed swordsman steps in to save him. The result is a massacre of the local peasantry. Now a target for the Nambu Samurai, who wish to eliminate all witnesses to the incident, Wang Kong must become an outlaw to survive. Later; Zatoichi comes across the same small boy in the arms of his mortally wounded father who’s last wish is for the blind swordsman to take care of his son. Eventually, Zatoichi and Wang Kong meet. With their two different languages acting as a barrier between them; the two swordsmen are destined to meet in battle; where only one will walk away. Starring Shintaro Katsu, Jimmy Wang Yu, Watako Hamaki, Michie Terada, Koji Nambara. 94 mins. Japanese language. English subtitled.
