
Masuda Toshio film starring Watari Tetsuya and Mori Masayuki, about a lone-wolf type (Watari) seeking love and defending the honor of an elderly widower (Mori).
Directed by Toshio Masuda, Sword and Flower leans on a strong ensemble — Tetsuya Watari, Jirō Tamiya, Emi Shindō — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1972.
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A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
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