Blood Vendetta

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Blood Vendetta

1971

1h 32m

10.0(1 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

The film tells about Masayoshi, a noble Yakuza who lives by the laws of honor and humanity, and who is bound by an oath to his brother in a conflict between the Gamblers' family and the Tekiya family.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Hideki Takahashi

Masayoshi Kikukawa

Masako Izumi

Kaoru Sawada

Mikio Narita

Eikichi Mine

Tatsuya Fuji

Seiji Nakai

Eiji Gō

Sada

Miyoko Akaza

Oshin

Yoshi Katō

Kōnosuke Ushio

Tōru Abe

Hideo Tokuzawa

Hei Enoki

Otsuka

Creative team

Directed by: Takashi Nomura
Written by: Takashi Nomura
Susumu Shindo

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