The Flower and the Angry Waves
★ 7.2 · 1964 · 92m · Action · Crime · Drama
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.
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