The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

Original title

日本侠花伝

Directed by

Tai Katō

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 29m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A woman in post-war Japan navigates a life of crime and personal struggle. The film is split into two parts following a passionate female gangster.

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What happens

『日本侠花伝』（にほんきょうかでん）は、1973年公開の東宝製作の日本映画。第1部「野あざみ」、第2部「青い牡丹」の2部構成。併映は『野獣狩り』。 加藤泰監督が自ら原作・脚本を担当し、主役にはNHK朝の連続テレビ小説『藍より青く』で健気な戦争未亡人を演じた真木洋子を起用。任侠映画ということで出演に迷いがあったが、憧れの渡哲也との共演とのことで出演を受諾する。激しい気性の女侠客を演じて大胆なヌードを披露しイメージチェンジとなった。 2017年8月に、CS・日本映画専門チャンネルにて初HD放送された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.