The Trail of Blood

The Trail of Blood

1972
1h 27m
6.3

6.3/10

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Overview

Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tokyo Eiga
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 無宿人御子神の丈吉 牙は引き裂いた
Release Date June 10, 1972
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0202007

Cast

Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada

Jokichi

Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura

Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi

Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara

Kōji Nanbara
Kōji Nanbara

Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo

Sanae Kitabayashi
Sanae Kitabayashi

Maki Mizuhara
Maki Mizuhara

Kaoru Kusuda
Kaoru Kusuda

Ryoko Nakano
Ryoko Nakano

Rakoji Nanbara
Rakoji Nanbara

Saburo Date
Saburo Date

Key Crew

Kazuo Ikehiro
Director
Itsuhiro Ishimatsu
Screenplay
Kikumaru Okuda
Producer