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2004

Chi to Hone

BLOOD AND BONES

血と骨

(C) 2004 BE-WILD, ARTIST FILM, TOSHIBA ENTERTAINMENT, EISEI GEKIJYO, ASAHI BROADCASTING, XANADEUX

(C) 2004 BE-WILD, ARTIST FILM, TOSHIBA ENTERTAINMENT, EISEI GEKIJYO, ASAHI BROADCASTING, XANADEUX

(C) 2004 BE-WILD, ARTIST FILM, TOSHIBA ENTERTAINMENT, EISEI GEKIJYO, ASAHI BROADCASTING, XANADEUX

(C) 2004 BE-WILD, ARTIST FILM, TOSHIBA ENTERTAINMENT, EISEI GEKIJYO, ASAHI BROADCASTING, XANADEUX

Release Date
November, 6th, 2004
Running Time
144 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
35mm

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Be-Wild, artist film, Toshiba Entertainment, Eisei Gekijo, ABC, XANADEUX

[ Story ]

In 1923, Korean Kim Shun-pei (Beat Takeshi), leaves his home of Cheju for Osaka. A skilled processed fish worker, he at last succeeds in owning his own factory, but his obsession with money sees him become a ruthless loan shark. He marries fellow Korean, Lee Ei-hi (Suzuki Kyoka, winner of best actress at the 2005 Japan Academy Prize), taking in her daughter, Harumi, and producing two more children as they build a family together. However, Shun-pei is a heavy drinker and expresses himself primarily through violence while his family cowers in fear. They attempt to live their own lives despite his tyrannous rule, but when Ei-hi collapses from illness, her daughter hangs herself and dies. Shun-pei returns to Korea with his illegitimate son, Pak (Odagiri Jo), and passes away peacefully.
Ethnic Korean director Sai Yoichi (Doing Time, Quill) vividly depicts the struggles of a family in wartime and post-war Japan, anchored by a stunning performance from renowned filmmaker, Kitano.

[ Contact (International) ]

OFFICE KITANO INC.
Film Production Division

5F, 5-4-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Rep: MORI Masayuki
Attn: NAKAHASHI Aya, NAKANO Junichi
tel: +81 3 5572 7099
fax: +81 3 3589 0667
http://www.office-kitano.co.jp

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