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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.

Release: 1981-05-09
Runtime: 147 min
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Bunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara
Senkichi
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Orin
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Seihachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Naka
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
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Taishi Arai
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Ryumei Azuma
Tatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō
Makoto Fujita
Makoto Fujita
Kanbi Fujiyama
Kanbi Fujiyama
Gorō Ibuki
Gorō Ibuki
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Nobuo Kawai
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
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Megumi Kitagawa
Akiko Kitamura
Akiko Kitamura
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Shingo Kiyokawa