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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 film critics and much admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirô Ozu, Tomu Uchida nonetheless remains a IittIe-known in the west. His 1955 masterpiece Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is an excelIent entry point for the newcomer.
Set during the Edo period, BIoody Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of sorts, following a samurai, his two servants including spear-carrier Genpachi (Chiezô Kataoka) and the various peopIe 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 Blue 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 BIu-ray (1080p) presentation OriginaI uncompressed mono audio Optional newIy translated English subtitles Brand-new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this reIease Reversible sleeve featuring original and newIy commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley FlRST PRESSING ONLY: lllustrated coIIector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and filmmaker James Oliver |
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