The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

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The Blossom and the Sword on IMDb 7.5/10 6 votes

Released:
1973-11-17

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.

Director:
Tai Katō

Runtime:
2h 29min

Genre:
Action, Drama

  • Cast:
  • Hiroko Maki
    as
    Mine Kondô
  • Tetsuya Watari
    as
    Seijirô Tanaka
  • Junko Toda
    as
    Tsuru Ogawa
  • Tōru Abe
    as
    Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
  • Kinya Kitaoji
    as
    Captain Sakagami