The Flower and the Sword

1964 1h 43m JA

Crime

Synopsis

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A dangerous mobster threatens the life of a businessman's mother in this thriller. As Ryuji oversees the building of a bridge in Japan, a powerful gangster plans to stop the project. By any means necessary.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hideki Takahashi
Ryuji
Masako Izumi
Kokinji Katsura
Yuji Odaka
Hiroshi Kondō
Asao Koike
Kaku Takashina
Toshio Sugiyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eisuke Takizawa
Writers: Hisataka Kai, Ryuzo Nakanishi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Otoko no monsho Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Hideki Takahashi and Masako Izumi and Kokinji Katsura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6406298 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Eisuke Takizawa directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Otoko no monsho Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Hideki Takahashi and Masako Izumi and Kokinji Katsura carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt6406298 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.