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The Blossom and the Sword
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THE BLOSSOM AND THE SWORD

19732h 29m7.7 TMDb

Directed by Tai Katō

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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.

Cast

Hiroko Maki

Hiroko Maki

Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Seijirô Tanaka

Junko Toda

Junko Toda

Tsuru Ogawa

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Tsuyoshi Kishimoto

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Captain Sakagami

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Toyohiko Kagawa

Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai

Minoru Ôhama

Meichō Soganoya

Meichō Soganoya

Kinzô Nagata

Movie Vibe

Suspense5.6
Emotion7.4
Complexity8.2
Humor5
Realism7.6
Action6.7
Darkness5

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • viewers who love kinetic, high-energy films
  • viewers who appreciate critically recognized cinema

May not appeal to

  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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