1973
7.0 (2 votes)
2h 29m
Genres
Action
Drama
Production Companies
TOHO
The Blossom and the Sword (日本侠花伝)
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Kazuo Baba, Hideyuki Shiino, Masayuki Satō
Director: Tai Katō
Screenplay: Tai Katō
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Murai
