The Blossom and the Sword

The Blossom and the Sword

1973
2h 29m
7.0

7.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title 日本侠花伝
Release Date November 17, 1973
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0164436

Cast

Hiroko Maki
Hiroko Maki

Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari

Seijirô Tanaka

Junko Toda
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

Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara

Michiko Otsuka
Michiko Otsuka

Key Crew

Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Kazuo Baba
Producer
Tai Katō
Director
Tai Katō
Screenplay