The Trail of Blood (1972)
The Trail of Blood (1972)
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.

User rating:


Cast

Storyline

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.


Tagline:
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Action

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 10 June 1972

Country: JP

Runtime: 87m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: Tokyo Eiga

External Links

Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Itsuhiro Ishimatsu

Itsuhiro Ishimatsu

Screenplay

Saho Sasazawa

Saho Sasazawa

Original Story

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Toshio Harashima

Toshio Harashima

Sound Recordist

Takeo Watanabe

Takeo Watanabe

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Yasushi Ichihara

Yasushi Ichihara

Director of Photography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo Miyagawa

Director of Photography

Lighting

Chihiro Imaizumi

Chihiro Imaizumi

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Motoji Kojima

Motoji Kojima

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

Reviews & Recommendations


Video Gallery

Coming Soon...

Photo Gallery

Coming Soon...

If you like The Trail of Blood, check these movies out...