Flames Of Blood (1981)
- Original title
- 炎のごとく
- Directed by
- Tai Katō
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A film set in late 1800s Kyoto about a gambler named Senkichi and the local townspeople. Their lives unfold against real historical events like the Ikedaya Incident and the Kinmon Incident.
slow-burnhistoricalemotionalgroundedintimateepic-scalesombercharacter-driven
What happens
『炎のごとく』（ほのおのごとく）は、1981年5月9日に公開された日本映画。巨匠・加藤泰の最後の劇映画である。上映時間147分。 飯干晃一の『会津の小鉄』を原作に、幕末の京都を舞台に、侠客・会津の小鉄こと仙吉と京都の町の人々のドラマを、天誅横行、池田屋事件、蛤御門の変などを背景に描いている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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