Action ·Drama · Japan · 1973 · 2h 29m

The Blossom and the Sword

日本侠花伝

Director

Cast

Hiroko Maki as Mine Kondô Tetsuya Watari as Seijirô Tanaka Junko Toda as Tsuru Ogawa Tōru Abe as Tsuyoshi Kishimoto Kinya Kitaoji as Captain Sakagami Gō Katō as Toyohiko Kagawa

Crew

Hiroshi Murai — Director of Photography Yoshitami Kuroiwa — Editor Hajime Kaburagi — Original Music Composer Tai Katō — Screenplay Kazuo Baba — Producer Hideyuki Shiino — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

yakuza

Key Collaborators

Tai Katō Director Hiroshi Murai Director of Photography Yoshitami Kuroiwa Editor Hajime Kaburagi Original Music Composer Tai Katō Screenplay Kazuo Baba Producer Hideyuki Shiino Producer Masayuki Satō Producer

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