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The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

Genre : Action, Drama

Runtime : 2H 29M

Director : Tai Katô
Writer : Tai Katô

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.

Actors

Hiroko Maki
Hiroko Maki
Mine Kondô
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari
Seijirô Tanaka
Junkô Tôda
Junkô Tôda
Tsuru Ogawa
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
Kinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji
Captain Sakagami
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Toyohiko Kagawa
Kunio Murai
Kunio Murai
Minoru Ôhama
Meichô Soganoya
Meichô Soganoya
Kinzô Nagata
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Okin
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Michiko Otsuka
Michiko Otsuka
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Nakajirô Tomita
Nakajirô Tomita
Kunji Harada
Kunji Harada
Keiji Sakakida
Keiji Sakakida
Shigeo Katô
Shigeo Katô
Yasuzō Ogawa
Yasuzō Ogawa
Shôji Ôki
Shôji Ôki
Motoo Noguchi
Motoo Noguchi
Shosei Muto
Shosei Muto
Masahiko Tanimura
Masahiko Tanimura
Kayako Sono
Kayako Sono
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Seiji Endô
Seiji Endô
Mammoth Suzuki
Mammoth Suzuki
Sanji Kojima
Sanji Kojima
Kanta Mori
Kanta Mori
Kazuo Suzuki
Kazuo Suzuki
Koji Miemachi
Koji Miemachi

Crews

Tai Katô
Tai Katô
Director
Tai Katô
Tai Katô
Screenplay
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Murai
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Iwao Akune
Iwao Akune
Art Direction
Kazuo Baba
Kazuo Baba
Producer
Hideyuki Shiino
Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Fumio Yanoguchi
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Recordist
Shinji Kojima
Shinji Kojima
Lighting Technician
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Yoshisuke Kawasaki
Yoshisuke Kawasaki
Assistant Director

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