Winter's Flower

Winter's Flower

121 mins | Drama, Crime | June 17, 1978

Kanno 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!

Winter's Flower

121 mins | Drama, Crime | June 17, 1978

Winter's Flower
Kanno 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!
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 冬の華
Directors Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Yasuo Furuhata
Writers Sō Kuramoto

Cast

Ken Takakura

as Hidetsugu Kano

Kinya Kitaoji

as Michio Sakata

Kimiko Ikegami

as Yoko Matsuoka

Kunie Tanaka

as Kokichi Minami

Yoichi Miura

as Otohiko Takeda

Isao Natsuyagi

as Michio Tachibana

Nenji Kobayashi

as Kiichiro Hanai

Minori Terada

as Takehiko Yamamoto

Mitsuko Baisho

as Merry

Susumu Fujita

as Ryokichi Sakata

Masumi Okada

as Shinkichi Mie

Shoichi Ozawa

as Chan

Hideji Ôtaki

as Ichiro