CinemaOSMovie · 1972 · 1h 27m

The Trail of Blood

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Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.

Directed byKazuo Ikehiro

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
JA
Released
June 10, 1972
Studios
Tokyo Eiga

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Jokichi

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Kayo Matsuo

Kayo Matsuo

Sanae Kitabayashi

Sanae Kitabayashi

Maki Mizuhara

Kaoru Kusuda

Ryoko Nakano

Ryoko Nakano

Creative team
Directed by
Kazuo Ikehiro
Kazuo Ikehiro
Written by
Itsuhiro Ishimatsu
Produced by
Kikumaru Okuda

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