Flames of Blood (1981)

8.0/10 147 min Action Drama

Overview

​The story follows the chance meeting between Senkichi, a wandering gambler on the run, and Orin, a blind musician who offers him kindness and shelter. As their lives become intertwined, they attempt to find a sense of peace and domesticity while caught in the crossfire of the violent Bakumatsu revolution.

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Senkichi

Mitsuko Baisho

Orin

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Seihachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Naka

Kōkichi Takada

Tamao Nakamura

Tetsuro Tamba

Tatsuo Endō

Makoto Fujita

Kanbi Fujiyama

Gorō Ibuki

Yūsuke Kawazu

Akiko Kitamura

Tomiyuki Kunihiro

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