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.
Title | The Blossom and the Sword |
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Year | 1973 |
Genre | Action, Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | TOHO |
Cast | Hiroko Maki, Tetsuya Watari, Junko Toda, Tōru Abe, Kinya Kitaoji, Gō Katō |
Crew | Kazuo Baba (Producer), Hideyuki Shiino (Producer), Masayuki Satō (Producer), Fumio Yanoguchi (Sound Recordist), Shinji Kojima (Lighting Technician), Yoshitami Kuroiwa (Editor) |
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Release | Nov 17, 1973 |
Runtime | 149 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.00 / 10 by 2 users |