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Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage (1966)

Genre : Crime, Action, Drama

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Hiroki Matsuno
Writer : Horiuchi Makoto, Yoshihisa Sakurai, Hajime Takaiwa

Synopsis

After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a trap, he is manipulated by his sworn enemy Kanzaki-gumi. Kanzaki-gumi captures the Toshin-gumi oil fields mined by the first boss. Umebayashi explodes in anger and attacks Kanzaki-gumi, but...

Actors

Isamu Nagato
Isamu Nagato
Tetsuro Umebayashi
Masakazu Tamura
Masakazu Tamura
Shotaro
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Toshin
Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Minoru Akihara
Yoshiko Kayama
Yoshiko Kayama
Okiku
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Kanzaki
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Shindo
Isao Sasaki
Isao Sasaki
Kanta
Toyo Takahashi
Toyo Takahashi
Okami
Kôei Yamamoto
Kôei Yamamoto
Jinsaku
Koji Nakata
Koji Nakata
Akagi
Yôji Doki
Yôji Doki
Isha
Keiji Takagi
Keiji Takagi
Tsutomu Sasaki
Tsutomu Sasaki

Crews

Hiroki Matsuno
Hiroki Matsuno
Director
Horiuchi Makoto
Horiuchi Makoto
Screenplay
Yoshihisa Sakurai
Yoshihisa Sakurai
Screenplay
Hajime Takaiwa
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Tomoichi Kuramochi
Tomoichi Kuramochi
Cinematography
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Music

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