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.
Top Billed Cast
Hiroko Maki
Mine Kondô
Tetsuya Watari
Seijirô Tanaka
Junko Toda
Tsuru Ogawa
Tōru Abe
Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
Kinya Kitaoji
Captain Sakagami
Featured Crew
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Recordist
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Shinji Kojima
Lighting Technician
Kazuo Baba
Producer
Yoshisuke Kawasaki
Assistant Director
Tai Katō
Director
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Tai Katō
Screenplay
Iwao Akune
Art Direction
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