

The Flower and the Angry Waves
1964, Japanese. Directed by Seijun Suzuki.
A young yakuza in love with the girl who's to marry his clan oyabun, kidnaps the girl before fleeing with her. In Tokyo, he hides under the identity of a worker while the young woman becomes a waitress in a restaurant.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Details
- Released
- 8 February 1964
- Original title
- 花と怒涛
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazuo Funahashi, Keiichi Abe, Takeo Kimura
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The Flower and the Angry Waves runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Which OTT platform is The Flower and the Angry Waves on?
The Flower and the Angry Waves isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 February 1964. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Flower and the Angry Waves?
If you liked The Flower and the Angry Waves, try Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima, Female Yakuza Tale, Sympathy for the Underdog.
Who directed The Flower and the Angry Waves?
The Flower and the Angry Waves (1964) was directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Akira Kobayashi, Tamio Kawachi, Chieko Matsubara.