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The Blossom and the Sword(1973)

11/17/1973 (JP)ActionDrama2h 29m
70%

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Overview

Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Hiroko Maki) who crosses paths with an assassin (Tetsuya Watari). The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people.

Tai Katō

Director

Movie Cast

Hiroko Maki photo

Hiroko Maki

Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari photo

Tetsuya Watari

Seijirô Tanaka

Junko Toda photo

Junko Toda

Tsuru Ogawa

Tōru Abe photo

Tōru Abe

Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Kinya Kitaoji photo

Kinya Kitaoji

Captain Sakagami

Gō Katō photo

Gō Katō

Toyohiko Kagawa

Kunio Murai photo

Kunio Murai

Minoru Ôhama

Meichō Soganoya photo

Meichō Soganoya

Kinzô Nagata

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyTOHO

Original LanguageJapanese

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