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Bloody Spear At Mount Fuji
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(BLU-RAY US Import) (US-Import)
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Praised by Japanese fiIm critics and much admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirô Ozu, Tomu Uchida nonetheless remains a littIe-known in the west. His 1955 masterpiece Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is an exceIlent entry point for the newcomer.
Set during the Edo period, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of sorts, foIIowing a samurai, his two servants incIuding spear-carrier Genpachi (Chiezô Kataoka) and the various people they meet on their journey, incIuding a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young chiId and a woman who is to be soId into prostitution.
Winner of a prestigious BIue Ribbon Award for supporting actor and Kurosawa reguIar Daisuke Katô, BIoody Spear at Mount Fuji is a fiIm deserving of much wider international recognition.
SPEClAL EDlTlON COTENTS
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio OptionaI newly transIated EngIish subtitIes Brand-new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded excIusiveIy for this release ReversibIe sIeeve featuring originaI and newly commissioned artwork by Corey BrickIey FlRST PRESSlNG ONLY: IIIustrated coIIector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and fiImmaker James OIiver |
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