The Blossom and the Sword

The Blossom and the Sword

Release Date: 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.

Rating: 7 / 10

Cast

Hiroko Maki

Hiroko Maki

as Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

as Seijirô Tanaka

Junko Toda

Junko Toda

as Tsuru Ogawa

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

as Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

as Captain Sakagami

Crew

  • Fumio Yanoguchi - Sound Recordist

  • Yoshitami Kuroiwa - Editor

  • Hideyuki Shiino - Producer

  • Masayuki Satō - Producer

  • Shinji Kojima - Lighting Technician

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