The Blossom and the Sword

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Release date: November 17, 1973
Duration: 149 minutes
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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.

Starring

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Hiroko Maki
Mine Kondô
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Tetsuya Watari
Seijirô Tanaka
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Tōru Abe
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
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Kinya Kitaoji
Captain Sakagami