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The Flower and the Sword
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The Flower and the Sword

Nov 11, 1964
1h 43m
★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Hideki Takahashi

Ryuji

Hideki Takahashi

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