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.
Cast: Hiroko Maki, Tetsuya Watari, Junko Toda, Tōru Abe, Kinya Kitaoji, Gō Katō, Kunio Murai, Meichô Soganoya, Kin Sugai, Akira Shioji, Kamatari Fujiwara, Michiko Ōtsuka, Bontarō Miake
Crew: Tai Katō (Screenplay), Tai Katō (Director), Hajime Kaburagi (Original Music Composer), Hiroshi Murai (Director of Photography), Iwao Akune (Art Direction)