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 Cast

Hiroko Maki
as Mine Kondô
Mine Kondô

Tetsuya Watari
as Seijirô Tanaka
Seijirô Tanaka
Junko Toda
as Tsuru Ogawa
Tsuru Ogawa
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