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Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage
5.0 / 10• 1966• 1h 23m•NR• Japanese
CrimeActionDrama
Storyline
After serving his sentence, Yakuza family member Toshin-gumi Umebayashi is released from prison. Toshin-gumi was already headed by the boss in the second generation of Shotaro, but Shotaro fell into a trap, he is manipulated by his sworn enemy Kanzaki-gumi. Kanzaki-gumi captures the Toshin-gumi oil fields mined by the first boss. Umebayashi explodes in anger and attacks Kanzaki-gumi, but...
Cast & Crew
Isamu Nagato
Tetsuro Umebayashi
Lead
Masakazu Tamura
Shotaro
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Toshin
Bunta Sugawara
Minoru Akihara
Yoshiko Kayama
Okiku
Tōru Abe
Kanzaki
Hōsei Komatsu
Shindo
Isao Sasaki
Kanta
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroshi Matsuno's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sword: Flower-Strewn Path of Courage is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
