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.

Director: Tai Katō

Cast: Hiroko Maki, Tetsuya Watari, Junko Toda, Tōru Abe, Kinya Kitaoji, Gō Katō, Kunio Murai, Meichō Soganoya

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.