Action ·Drama · Japan · 1981 · 2h 27m

Flames of Blood

炎のごとく

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Director
Tai Katō
Cast
Bunta Sugawara as Senkichi Mitsuko Baisho as Orin Tomisaburō Wakayama as Seihachi Hiroko Sakuramachi as Naka Kōkichi Takada as Tamao Nakamura as
Crew
Keiji Maruyama — Director of Photography Katsumi Kawai — Editor Hajime Kaburagi — Original Music Composer Tai Katō — Screenplay Koichi Iiboshi — Story Tsuneyasu Matsumoto — Producer
Synopsis

​The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter. As their lives become intertwined, they attempt to find a sense of peace and domesticity while caught in the crossfire of the violent Bakumatsu revolution.

Key Collaborators
Tai Katō Director Keiji Maruyama Director of Photography Katsumi Kawai Editor Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer Tai Katō Screenplay Koichi Iiboshi Story Tsuneyasu Matsumoto Producer Kyoko Oshima Producer
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