Where to Watch The Lightning Sword

Looking to watch 'The Lightning Sword' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Bin Katō-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Lightning Sword' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Lightning Sword' right now, here are some particulars about the Daiei Film adventure flick.

Released , 'The Lightning Sword' stars Tomisaburō Wakayama, Shigeru Amachi, Ryūzō Shimada, Mieko Kondō The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 12 min, and received a user score of 80 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 2 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town." .