Blood and Bones
血と骨
Synopsis
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.
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Blood and Bones - trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2013-09-25
Top Cast
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Takeshi Kitano
Joon-pyong Kim
Hirofumi Arai
Masao Kim
Kyoka Suzuki
Yong-hee Lee
Joe Odagiri
Takeshi Park
Yutaka Matsushige
Nobuyoshi Ko
Tomoko Tabata
Hanako Kim
Mari Hamada
Sadako Toritani
Atsushi Ito
Yong-il / Young Joon-pyong
Shuji Kashiwabara
San-myung Jang
Kazuki Kitamura
Yoshio Motoyama
Jun Kunimura
Yong-sang Jo
Naoyuki Morita
Young Masao
Mami Nakamura
Sanae Otani
Takashi Nishina
Yong-su Kim
Kozo Sato
Tae-su Kim
Sansei Shiomi
Sung-ki Kim
Miako Tadano
Chun-mi Kim
Susumu Terajima
Hee-bom Park
Release History & Theatrical Window
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yōichi Sai
- Screenplay & Story
- Yōichi Sai, Wishing Chong
- Original Score
- Taro Iwashiro
- Original Title
- 血と骨
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese, Korean
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Production Studios
- Lighthouse Pictures, Artist Film, Be-Wild, Chi to Hone Seisaku Iinkai, Toshiba Entertainment, Xanadu, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yōichi Sai
Yōichi Sai, Wishing Chong, Sogil Yan
Taro Iwashiro
Takeshi Hamada
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Masaaki Wakasugi, Nozomu Enoki, Naoki Kai, 加藤鉄也, Takehiko Nakajima
Department Leadership Roster
Yōichi Sai
Director
Nozomu Enoki
Producer
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Editor
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Yōichi Sai
Screenplay
Wishing Chong
Screenplay
Takehiko Nakajima
Producer
Toshihiro Isomi
Production Design
Taro Iwashiro
Original Music Composer
Kumiko Ogawa
Costume Design
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Frequently Asked Questions About Blood and Bones
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What is Blood and Bones about?
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.
Who directed Blood and Bones?
Blood and Bones was directed by Yōichi Sai.
Who stars in Blood and Bones?
The principal cast of Blood and Bones includes Takeshi Kitano, Hirofumi Arai, Kyoka Suzuki, Joe Odagiri, Yutaka Matsushige.
When was Blood and Bones released and how long is it?
Blood and Bones was released in 2004 with a total runtime of 2h 24m.
Who composed the musical score for Blood and Bones?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Blood and Bones was composed by Taro Iwashiro.
Is Blood and Bones based on a book or true story?
Blood and Bones is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Sogil Yan".