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Blood and Bones 
Japanese Theatrical release posterDirected by Yoichi Sai Produced by Nozomu Enoki Written by Yan Sogiru (novel) Starring Takeshi Kitano
Kyoka Suzuki
Joe OdagiriMusic by Tarô Iwashiro Cinematography Takeshi Hamada Editing by Yoshiyuki Okuhara Release date(s) 2004 Running time 140 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Blood and Bones (Japanese: 血と骨; Chi to Hone) is a Japanese film, directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Chi to hone by Zainichi Korean author Yan Sogiru (Yang Seok-il).
The film opened in Japan on November 6, 2004. The DVD has not yet been released in the UK or USA, but was picked up for distribution by Tartan Video. It was released on DVD in Japan on April 6 and in South Korea on May 16, 2005, it was also released by Madman Entertainment on DVD in Australia.
The film was nominated for 12 Japanese Academy Awards and won four, including Best Actress, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay.
Plot
In 1923, the young Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island (South Korea), to Osaka (Japan). Through 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. He makes a fortune, abuses and destroys the lives of his wife and family, has many mistresses and children and shows no respect to anyone. Later he closes the factory, lending out the money with high interest and becomes a loan shark. His hateful behavior remains unchanged to his last breath, alone in North Korea. The film is told from the perspective of Masao, his legitimate son by his abused and degraded wife, who knows nothing about his father other than to fear him.
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano
- Kyoka Suzuki
- Joe Odagiri
- Tomoko Tabata
- Mari Hamada
- Hirofumi Arai
- Susumu Terajima
- Kazuki Kitamura
- Ito Atsushi
External links
- Blood and Bones at the Internet Movie Database
- Blood and Bones at AllRovi
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Review in Japan Times
- Review at The Korea Society
Films directed by Yoichi Sai Hana no Asuka-gumi! (1988) · A Sign Days (1989) · All Under the Moon (1993) · Doing Time (2002) · Quill (2004) · Blood and Bones (2004) · Soo (2007)
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film 1946–1959 Aru yo no Tonosama (1946) · Ima Hitotabi no (1947) · Drunken Angel (1948) · Late Spring (1949) · Until We Meet Again (1950) · Repast (1951) · Ikiru (1952) · An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) · Twenty-Four Eyes (1954) · Floating Clouds (1955) · Mahiru no ankoku (1956) · The Rice People (1957) · The Ballad of Narayama (1958) ·
Kiku to Isamu (1959)1960–1979 Her Brother (1960) · A Soldier's Prayer (1961) · Harakiri (1962) · High and Low (1963) · Woman in the Dunes (1964) · Red Beard (1965) · Shiroi Kyotō (1966) · Samurai Rebellion (1967) · The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968) · Double Suicide (1969) · Kazoku (1970) · Silence (1971) · Shinobu Kawa (1972) · Tsugaru Folk Song (1973) · Castle of Sand (1974) · The Fossil (1975) · Fumō Chitai (1976) · The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) · The Incident (1978) ·
Ah! Nomugi Toge (1979)1980–2009 Kagemusha (1980) · Muddy River (1981) · Fall Guy (1982) · Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) · W's Tragedy (1984) · Ran (1985) · The Sea and Poison (1986) · A Taxing Woman (1987) · My Neighbor Totoro (1988) · Black Rain (1989) · Childhood Days (1990) · My Sons (1991) · Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) · All Under the Moon (1993) · A Dedicated Life (1994) · A Last Note (1995) · Shall We Dance? (1996) · Princess Mononoke (1997) · Begging for Love (1998) · Poppoya (1999) · Face (2000) · Spirited Away (2001) · The Twilight Samurai (2002) · Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003) · Blood and Bones (2004) · Break Through! (2005) · Sway (2006) · I Just Didn't Do It (2007) · Departures (2008) · Shizumanu Taiyō (2009) · Villain (2010)
Categories:- 2004 films
- Films directed by Yoichi Sai
- Japanese films
- Korean-language films
- Japanese-language films
- 2000s drama film stubs
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