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The Trail of Blood
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The Trail of Blood

1972-06-10 · 87 min · ★ 6.7

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Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry, have a son, and Jokichi pursues his father's craft. After three years, the gangs he embarrassed when he saved his wife find the family and leave Jokichi in grief, vowing revenge. To parry his terrible swift sword, rival gangs join forces, hiring a prostitute to pose as a woman needing help and breaking the code of honor to double cross the drifter. He finds unlikely allies: a thief who aids him for fun and a one-eyed swordsman who may be Jokichi's equal in skill and honor.

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Directors
Kazuo Ikehiro
Production companies
Tokyo Eiga
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yoshio HaradaYoshio HaradaJokichi
Katsuo NakamuraKatsuo Nakamura
Toru MinegishiToru Minegishi
Etsuko IchiharaEtsuko Ichihara
Kōji NanbaraKōji Nanbara
Kayo MatsuoKayo Matsuo
Sanae KitabayashiSanae Kitabayashi
Maki Mizuhara
Kaoru Kusuda
Ryoko NakanoRyoko Nakano
Rakoji Nanbara
Saburo DateSaburo Date
Atsuo NakamuraAtsuo Nakamura
Ryōhei UchidaRyōhei Uchida
Kantarō SugaKantarō Suga
Tokue HanazawaTokue Hanazawa
Gen ShimizuGen Shimizu
Shiro Kuno
Hisao ToakeHisao Toake
Kōichi UenoyamaKōichi Uenoyama

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