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A Sword Renounced

Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge, this is Zatoichi Versus The Flying Guillotine (1972). Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge."

Release: 1973

Rating: 5.5

Genre: Action, Adventure

Duration: 90 min

Country: Taiwan

Production: Foo Hwa Cinema Co., Ltd., Fu Hua Film Company

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Cast

Teruo Sakamaki

Teruo Sakamaki

as Zatoichi

Chiang Tao

Chiang Tao

as

Chen Pei-ling

Chen Pei-ling

as

Lung Fei

Lung Fei

as

Yu Sung-Chao

Yu Sung-Chao

as

Chen Hung-Lieh

Chen Hung-Lieh

as

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