Flames of Blood (1981)
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.
Director:
Tai Katō
Writer:
Tai Katō
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Bunta Sugawara as Senkichi |
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Mitsuko Baisho as Orin |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as Seihachi |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as Naka |
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Kōkichi Takada as |
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Tamao Nakamura as |
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Tetsuro Tamba as |
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Taishi Arai as |
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Ryumei Azuma as |
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Tatsuo Endō as |
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Makoto Fujita as |
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Kanbi Fujiyama as |
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Gorō Ibuki as |
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Nobuo Kawai as |
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Yūsuke Kawazu as |
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Megumi Kitagawa as |
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Akiko Kitamura as |
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Shingo Kiyokawa as |
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Tomiyuki Kunihiro as |
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Junji Kurata as |
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Naoya Makoto as |
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Makoto Matsuzaki as |
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Yasuhiro Minakami as |
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Hiroshi Nawa as |
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Ichirō Ogura as |
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Hachirō Oka as |
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Makoto Satō as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Kin Sugai as |
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Nario Takayama as |
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Haruo Tanaka as |
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Masahiko Tanimura as |
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Ryutaro Otomo as |
| Directing | Tai Katō | Director |
| Writing | Koichi Iiboshi | Story |
| Writing | Tai Katō | Screenplay |
| Editing | Katsumi Kawai | Editor |
| Production | Kyoko Oshima | Producer |
| Art | Chiyoo Umeda | Art Direction |
| Camera | Keiji Maruyama | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tsuneyasu Matsumoto | Producer |