Blood and Bones
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Blood and Bones is a Japan
ese 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.
(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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film, directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Chi to hone by Zainichi Korean
Zainichi Korean
Koreans in Japan are the ethnic Korean residents of Japan. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in Japan. The majority of Koreans in Japan are Zainichi Koreans, also often known as Zainichi for short, who are the permanent ethnic Korean residents of Japan...
author Yan Sogiru (Yang Seok-il).
The film opened in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on November 6, 2004. The DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
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
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
on May 16, 2005, it was also released by Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment
Madman Entertainment is an Australian company that distributes international films as well as Japanese anime and manga in Australia and New Zealand. The company is owned by Funtastic Limited and is one of the major entertainment companies in Australia. It employs 130 people and has an annual...
on DVD in Australia.
The film was nominated for 12 Japanese Academy Awards
Japanese Academy Awards
The , often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film...
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 OsakaOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
(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 KitanoTakeshi Kitanois a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
- Kyoka Suzuki
- Joe OdagiriJoe Odagiri, born is a Japanese actor.-Career:Commonly known just as Odajō, and also known for his unusual hairstyle and eclectic style of dressing, he is the epitome of Cool Japan...
- Tomoko TabataTomoko Tabata-TV:*Watashi No Aozora - Nazuna *Shinsengumi! - Kondo Tsune, Kondo Isami's wife-References:...
- Mari HamadaMari Hamadais a Japanese female rock singer, songwriter and producer.- Biography :Mari Hamada started her professional singing career in 1983 as a heavy metal idol, produced by the late Munetaka Higuchi . Her records were successful in the Japanese rock market...
- Hirofumi AraiHirofumi AraiHirofumi Arai is a third-generation Zainichi South Korean actor.-Career:Arai made his screen debut in Isao Yuiksada's GO in 2001...
- Susumu TerajimaSusumu Terajimais a Japanese actor who has appeared in over 100 films, 15 television commercials, three PVs, and numerous television dramas in a career spanning over 20 years. He rarely is the star of the films he is in but he is widely respected for taking every job seriously and diving into his work,...
- Kazuki KitamuraKazuki Kitamurais a Japanese film and television actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 14th Yokohama Film Festival for Minazuki, Kyohansha and Kanzen-naru shiiku.-Movies:...
- Ito Atsushi