The Blossom and the Sword

Name: The Blossom and the Sword
Director: Tai Katō
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1973-11-17
Duration: 2 h 29 min
Rating: 7.667
Cast: Hiroko Maki, Tetsuya Watari, Junko Toda, Tōru Abe, Kinya Kitaoji

1973

2h 29m

Action Drama

Director: Tai Katō

Writer: Tai Katō

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.