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.
Unfortunately the movie The Blossom and the Sword is not yet available on HBO Max.
Sound | Fumio Yanoguchi | Sound Recordist |
Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
Production | Hideyuki Shiino | Producer |
Production | Masayuki Satō | Producer |
Lighting | Shinji Kojima | Lighting Technician |
Production | Kazuo Baba | Producer |
Directing | Yoshisuke Kawasaki | Assistant Director |
Directing | Tai Katō | Director |
Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Hiroshi Murai | Director of Photography |
Writing | Tai Katō | Screenplay |
Art | Iwao Akune | Art Direction |