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The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

7 | Nov 17, 1973 (JP) | Action, Drama | 02:29

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.

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Director of Photography
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Producer
Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Producer

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Hiroko Maki
Mine Kondô
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Tetsuya Watari
Seijirô Tanaka
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Junko Toda
Tsuru Ogawa
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Tōru Abe
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
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Kinya Kitaoji
Captain Sakagami
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Gō Katō
Toyohiko Kagawa
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Kunio Murai
Minoru Ôhama
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Meichō Soganoya
Kinzô Nagata

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