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The Flower and the Sword

The Flower and the Sword

Part of Otoko no monsho Collection

1964•1h 43m
Crime

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.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Ryuji

Masako Izumi

Masako Izumi

Kokinji Katsura

Kokinji Katsura

Yuji Odaka

Yuji Odaka

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Toshio Sugiyama

Toshio Sugiyama

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Yūko Kusunoki

Yūko Kusunoki

Hachiro Izawa

Hachiro Izawa

Isao Tamagawa

Isao Tamagawa

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Saburo Hiromatsu

Saburo Hiromatsu

Kōichi Uenoyama

Kōichi Uenoyama

Bumon Kahara

Fumio Ōmachi

Masayoshi Miyasaka

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Toshiaki Itō

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