CinemaOSMovie · 1973 · 2h 29m

The Blossom and the Sword

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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.

Directed byTai Katō

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 29m
Language
JA
Released
November 17, 1973
Studios
TOHO

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Hiroko Maki

Hiroko Maki

Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Seijirô Tanaka

Junko Toda

Tsuru Ogawa

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Captain Sakagami

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Toyohiko Kagawa

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Minoru Ôhama

Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Kinzô Nagata

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Okin

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Creative team
Directed by
Tai Katō
Tai Katō
Written by
Tai Katō
Tai Katō
Produced by
Kazuo Baba
Hideyuki Shiino

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