Nippon Kyokaden–Dai Ichibu No Azami/Dai Nibu Aoi Botan (1973)

Nippon Kyokaden–Dai Ichibu No Azami/Dai Nibu Aoi Botan 1973 / 日本侠花伝　第一部野あざみ　第二部青い牡丹 1973 / Japanese chivalrous Flower Story-Part one wild Thistle/Part 2 Blue Peony , Unnamed Flower, Flower of Darkness , The Blossom and the Sword , Nihon kyôka den

A yakuza epic about an ordinary merchant girl who crosses paths with an assassin. The encounter sends her to jail as a suspected accomplice. Years later she marries a yakuza boss, whose gang is affiliated with working class people. (Source: Letterboxd)