The Blossom and the Sword

Action, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Tai Katō

Status Released

Release Date 1973-11-17

Storyline

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.