The Flower and the Sword

The Flower and the Sword

1964 · 103 min · 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.

Directed by Eisuke Takizawa · Written by Ryuzo Nakanishi

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