The Blossom and the Sword (1973)
Original title: 日本侠花伝
Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Yoko 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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Hiroko MakiMine Kondô
Tetsuya WatariSeijirô TanakaJunko TodaTsuru OgawaJunkô TôdaTsuru Ogawa
Tōru AbeTsuyoshi Kishimoto
Kinya KitaojiCaptain Sakagami
Gō KatōToyohiko Kagawa
Kunio MuraiMinoru Ôhama
Meichō SoganoyaKinzô Nagata
Kin SugaiOkin
Akira Shioji
Kamatari FujiwaraMovie DNA
Genre affinityActionPacingAction · LongDirector preference215177Actor preference202031 · 226688 · 60745Country preferenceJpDecade preference1970
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Frequently asked questions about The Blossom and the Sword
What is The Blossom and the Sword about?
Tai Kato’s early 20th century set yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl (Yoko 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.
How long is The Blossom and the Sword?
The Blossom and the Sword has a runtime of 149 minutes.