Chi to Hone
BLOOD AND BONES
(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 ]
- BEAT Takeshi ── Kim Shun-pei
- SUZUKI Kyoka ── Lee Ei-hi
- ARAI Hirofumi ── Kim Masao
[ Staff ]
- WAKASUGI Masaaki ── Executive Producer
- YAN Song-Il ── Original Story
- SAI Yoichi ── Screenplay
- CHONG Wishing ── Screenplay
- HAMADA Takeshi ── Cinematography
- IWASHIRO Taro ── Music
[ 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
