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Winter's Flower (1978)

Original title: 冬の華

1978-06-17 · 2h 1m · JA
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Kanno (Ken Takakura) is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however... the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!

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Yasuo FuruhataDirector

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Ken TakakuraKen TakakuraHidetsugu KanoKinya KitaojiKinya KitaojiMichio SakataKimiko IkegamiKimiko IkegamiYoko MatsuokaKunie TanakaKunie TanakaKokichi MinamiYoichi MiuraYoichi MiuraOtohiko TakedaAsao KoikeAsao KoikeIsao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiMichio TachibanaNenji KobayashiNenji KobayashiKiichiro HanaiRinichi YamamotoRinichi YamamotoToru MinegishiToru MinegishiMinori TeradaMinori TeradaTakehiko YamamotoKenji ImaiKenji Imai

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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeDialogue densityDramaDirector preference378200Actor preference202018 · 217622 · 171018Country preferenceJpDecade preference1970

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What is Winter's Flower about?

Kanno (Ken Takakura) is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however... the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!

How long is Winter's Flower?

Winter's Flower has a runtime of 121 minutes.