Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960, Japanese. Directed by Tadashi Sawashima.
Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular Misora Hibari with the greatest samurai action hero of all-time Wakayama Tomisaburo is a brilliant stoke of casting. Hibari takes on the role of Mori no Ishimatsu, a young man who gets involved with real-life Yakuza legend, Shimizu no Jirocho, 'Boss of the Tokaido'. Ishimatsu manages to interfere with a dispute between the Shimizu and their competition, the Marugame family, even going so far as to become an avenger's assistant. It's not the first time Hibari has played a man in a film (also in Benten Kozo), and her acting skills are at their best as she mixes in a bit of humor along with excellent swordplay. Wakayama Tomisaburo, as always, gives an outstanding performance as the powerful and beloved Yakuza Boss Jirocho.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 29 March 1960
- Original title
- ひばりの森の石松
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tadashi Sawashima
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Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 March 1960. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger?
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger (1960) was directed by Tadashi Sawashima and stars Hibari Misora, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kōtarō Satomi.