Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (1969)

Original title

女左膳　濡れ燕片手斬り

Directed by

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Genre

action film, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A one-eyed one-armed female samurai uses her sword skills to get into fights and solve problems. This is a Japanese action film from the late 60s.

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What happens

Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (Japanese: 女左膳 濡れ燕片手斬り, Hepburn: Onna Sazen nuretsubame katategiri) (also known as Left Fencer) is a 1969 Japanese samurai drama and action film, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. Michiyo Okusu plays the role of the one-eyed, one-armed swords-woman O-kin. This film follows in the series of films about Tange Sazen, but this one features a female version of the Sazen—Lady Sazen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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