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Flames of Blood (1981)

Genre : Action, Drama

Runtime : 2H 27M

Director : Tai Katô
Writer : Tai Katô

Synopsis

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course :) but instead of a modern yakuza/gangster, he's a gambler/bakuto). After he kills someone and gets wound, is saved by a blind woman (Mitsuko Baishô), who took care of him. They has a happy time under the protection of the Tomisaburo Wakayama character, an oybun. But of course, happy time doesn't last long. The story is also related to Okada Izo and the Shinsengumi (w/ Kondo Isami played by Makoto Sato)

Actors

Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Senkichi
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Orin
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Seihachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Naka
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Taishi Arai
Taishi Arai
Ryumei Azuma
Ryumei Azuma
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita
Kanbi Fujiyama
Kanbi Fujiyama
Gorō Ibuki
Gorō Ibuki
Nobuo Kawai
Nobuo Kawai
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Megumi Kitagawa
Megumi Kitagawa
Akiko Kitamura
Akiko Kitamura
Shingo Kiyokawa
Shingo Kiyokawa
Tomiyuki Kunihiro
Tomiyuki Kunihiro
Junji Kurata
Junji Kurata
Naoya Makoto
Naoya Makoto
Makoto Matsuzaki
Makoto Matsuzaki
Yasuhiro Minakami
Yasuhiro Minakami
Hiroshi Nawa
Hiroshi Nawa
Ichirō Ogura
Ichirō Ogura
Hachirō Oka
Hachirō Oka
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Nario Takayama
Nario Takayama
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura
Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo

Crews

Tai Katô
Tai Katô
Director
Tai Katô
Tai Katô
Screenplay
Koichi Iiboshi
Koichi Iiboshi
Story
Keiji Maruyama
Keiji Maruyama
Director of Photography
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
Tsuneyasu Matsumoto
Producer
Kyoko Oshima
Kyoko Oshima
Producer
Katsumi Kawai
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Chiyoo Umeda
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction

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