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.
- Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
- Studio: Shochiku Kyoto
- Keyword: martial arts, samurai, yakuza, sword fight, revenge motive, jidaigeki, female samurai
- Cast: Yōko Matsuyama, Chizuko Arai, Jun Tatara, Shinichi Yanagisawa, Akitake Kōno, Misako Tominaga