Winter's Flower
1978, Japanese. Directed by Yasuo Furuhata.
Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year-old daughter named Youko. Before he gave himself to the police, he asked his trusted man to take care of her. While in prison, Kanno kept sending letters to Youko, disguising as an uncle in Brazil. 15 years later, Kanno is released. He is determined to live legitimately, however the Yakuza has not forgotten his wicked deed!
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Yasuo FuruhataDirector
- Ken TakakuraHidetsugu Kano
- Kinya KitaojiMichio Sakata
- Kimiko IkegamiYoko Matsuoka
- Kunie TanakaKokichi Minami
- Yoichi MiuraOtohiko Takeda
- Asao KoikeOsamu Yamabe
- Isao NatsuyagiMichio Tachibana
- Nenji KobayashiKiichiro Hanai
- Rinichi YamamotoGoro Otani
- Toru MinegishiMinaken
- Minori TeradaTakehiko Yamamoto
- Kenji ImaiTomikichi Ishii
Details
- Released
- 17 June 1978
- Original title
- 冬の華
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sō Kuramoto
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How long is Winter's Flower?
Winter's Flower runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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Which OTT platform is Winter's Flower on?
Winter's Flower isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 June 1978. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Winter's Flower?
If you liked Winter's Flower, try Battles Without Honor and Humanity, The Yakuza, The Outsider.
Who directed Winter's Flower?
Winter's Flower (1978) was directed by Yasuo Furuhata and stars Ken Takakura, Kinya Kitaoji, Kimiko Ikegami.