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The Flower and the Sword (1964)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 43M

Director : Eisuke Takizawa
Writer : Hisataka Kai, Ryuzo Nakanishi

Synopsis

A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.

Actors

Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi
Ryuji
Masako Izumi
Masako Izumi
Kokinji Katsura
Kokinji Katsura
Yuji Odaka
Yuji Odaka
Hiroshi Kondô
Hiroshi Kondô
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
Kaku Takashina
Kaku Takashina
Toshio Sugiyama
Toshio Sugiyama
Eiji Gō
Eiji Gō
Yûko Kusunoki
Yûko Kusunoki
Hachiro Izawa
Hachiro Izawa
Isao Tamagawa
Isao Tamagawa
Yuzo Kiura
Yuzo Kiura
Saburo Hiromatsu
Saburo Hiromatsu
Koichi Uenoyama
Koichi Uenoyama
Bumon Kahara
Bumon Kahara
Fumio Ōmachi
Fumio Ōmachi
Masayoshi Miyasaka
Masayoshi Miyasaka
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Toshiaki Itô
Toshiaki Itô
Yukiko Todoroki
Yukiko Todoroki
Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko

Crews

Hisataka Kai
Hisataka Kai
Screenplay
Ryuzo Nakanishi
Ryuzo Nakanishi
Screenplay
Eisuke Takizawa
Eisuke Takizawa
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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