The Blossom and the Sword

The Blossom and the Sword

149 mins | Drama, Action | Nov. 17, 1973

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.

The Blossom and the Sword

149 mins | Drama, Action | Nov. 17, 1973

The Blossom and the Sword
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.
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 日本侠花伝
Directors Yoshisuke Kawasaki, Tai Katô
Writers Tai Katô

Cast

Hiroko Maki

as Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari

as Seijirô Tanaka

Tōru Abe

as Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Kinya Kitaoji

as Captain Sakagami

Gō Katō

as Toyohiko Kagawa

Kunio Murai

as Minoru Ôhama

Meichô Soganoya

as Kinzô Nagata

Kin Sugai

as Okin