The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

11/17/1973 (JP) • 2h 29m

Action, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Hiroko Maki

Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari

Seijirô Tanaka

Junko Toda

Tsuru Ogawa

Tōru Abe

Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Kinya Kitaoji

Captain Sakagami

Gō Katō

Toyohiko Kagawa

Kunio Murai

Minoru Ôhama

Meichō Soganoya

Kinzô Nagata


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

yakuza

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