Blood and Bones
Yōichi SaiCast
Takeshi Kitano 
Hirofumi Arai 
Tomoko Tabata 
Joe Odagiri 
Kyôka Suzuki 
Yutaka Matsushige
Credits
Written by: Sogil Yan
Plot
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
Sinekatalog’s take
Blood and Bones (2004) is a Japanese drama directed by Yōichi Sai. It won Best Film at the Mainichi Film Awards in 2004. It stars Takeshi Kitano, Hirofumi Arai and Kyoka Suzuki. It runs 144 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,251 votes)
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