TMDb7.7 / 10

The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

Name: The Blossom and the Sword
Director: Tai Katō
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1973-11-17
Duration: 149 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Hiroko Maki, Tetsuya Watari, Junko Toda, Tōru Abe, Kinya Kitaoji

149 min · Japan · Dir. Tai Katō

Action Drama 1973 movies

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.