The Blossom and the Sword (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.

Released Nov. 17, 1973 149 min None+

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Keywords: imdb.yakuza, imdb.director, tmdb.yakuza, soundmix.dolby-digital, aspectratio.2-35-1

Production Companies: Toho

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese