The Blossom and the Sword

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The Blossom and the Sword

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.

Original Title

日本侠花伝

Release Date

1973-11-17

Year

1973

Duration

2h 29m

Status

Released

Score

7.00

Production

#yakuza

Cast

Hiroko Maki

Hiroko Maki

Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Seijirô Tanaka

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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