Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ!唐人剣)
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Directed by	Kimiyoshi Yasuda Hsu Tseng Hung
Screenplay by	Takayuki Yamada Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Story by	Kan Shimozawa
Produced by	Shintaro Katsu Wong Ming
Starring	Shintaro Katsu Jimmy Wang Yu
Cinematography	Chikashi Makiura
Edited by	Toshio Taniguchi
Production companies	Katsu Productions Wing Luen Movie Film Company
Distributed by	Dainichi Eihai Golden Harvest
Release date	13 January 1971 (1971-01-13)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Japan Hong Kong
Languages	Japanese Mandarin

Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (Japanese: 新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣, Hepburn: Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tōjin-ken, lit. 'New Zatoichi Break! Chinese Sword') (Chinese: 獨臂刀大戦盲侠; pinyin: Dú bì dāo dàzhàn máng xiá), also known as Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman and The Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal, is a 1971 Japanese-Hong Kong chambara / wuxia crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director Hsu Tseng Hung. The film stars Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi and Jimmy Wang Yu as the "One-Armed Swordsman" Wang Kang.^[1] It is a crossover of the long-running Zatoichi series and the One-Armed Swordsman film series.

The Chinese edit of the film reportedly featured a different ending where Wang Kang was victorious in the final duel, rather than Zatoichi.^[2]