Blood and Bones (2004)
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- 2h 20min
- Drama
- 06 Nov 2004 (Japan)
- Movie
In 1923, the Korean 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...
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- 18 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
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Joon-pyong Kim
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| Hirofumi Arai | ... |
Masao Kim
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Tomoko Tabata | ... |
Hanako Kim
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| Joe Odagiri | ... |
Takeshi Park
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Kyôka Suzuki | ... |
Yong-hee Lee
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| Yutaka Matsushige | ... |
Nobuyoshi Ko
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| Mari Hamada | ... |
Sadako Toritani
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Yûko Nakamura | ... |
Kiyoko Yamanashi
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| Kazuki Kitamura | ... |
Yoshio Motoyama
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Shûji Kashiwabara | ... |
San-myung Jang
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| Susumu Terajima | ... |
Hee-bom Park
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Atsushi Itô | ... |
Yong-il / Young Joon-pyong
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Miako Tadano | ... |
Chun-mi Kim
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Mami Nakamura | ... |
Sanae Otani
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Jae Baxley | ... |
Fight Spectator
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Chisun |
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Shion Hatakeyama |
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Taigi Kobayashi |
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Shôken Kunimoto |
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| Jun Kunimura | ... |
Yong-sang Jo
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Naoyuki Morita | ... |
Young Masao
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Takashi Nishina | ... |
Yong-su Kim
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Ayumu Saitô |
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Kôzô Satô | ... |
Tae-su Kim
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Sansei Shiomi | ... |
Sung-ki Kim
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Directed by
| Yôichi Sai | ||
Written by
| Sogil Yan | ... | (novel) |
| Yôichi Sai | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Wui-Sin Chong | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Nozomi Enoki | ... | producer (as Nozomu Enoki) |
| Masaaki Wakasugi | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Tarô Iwashiro | ||
Cinematography by
| Takeshi Hamada | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Yoshiyuki Okuhara | ||
Production Design by
| Emiko Tsuyuki | ||
Art Direction by
| Toshihiro Isomi | ||
Makeup Department
| Etsuko Egawa | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Akira Morii | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Susumu Take | ... | sound recordist |
Stunts
| Tatsumi Nikamoto | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hitoshi Takaya | ... | lighting director |
Production Companies
- Artist Film
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
- Be-Wild
- Eisei Gekijo
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (support)
- Toshiba Entertainment
- Xanadeux
Distributors
- Shochiku (2004) (Non-US) (DVD)
- ARP Sélection (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Russian Report (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Shu Kei's Creative Workshop Ltd. (2005) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Tartan (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- Golden Scene (2005) (Hong Kong)
- Lighthouse Pictures (2005) (Singapore)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Panorama Distributions (2005) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Splendid Film (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tartan Video USA (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Nippon Effect Center (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Hoei Sangyo Co. Ltd. (film stock supplied by)
- Imagica (film processing)
- NAC Image Technology (camera equipment supplied by)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Nippon Columbia (soundtrack)
- Okayasu Promotion (Avid editing facility)
- Osaka Film Council (film commission)
- Shinshû Ueda Film Commission (film commission)
- Sidus (production support)
- T-Tone (music production)
- Victor Studio (music recording studio)
- Warp Station Edo (exterior sets)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1923, the Korean 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. He makes fortune, abuses and destroys the lives of his wife and family, having many mistresses and children and showing no respect to anybody. Later he closes the factory, lending the money with high interests and becoming a loan shark. His hatred behavior remains until his last breath, alone in North Korea. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend Japan | $294,978, 05 Nov 2004 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 78th Academy Awards in 2006. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007). See more » |