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Blood and Bones
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Blood and Bones

2004-11-06 · 144 min · ★ 6.6

Drama

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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Directors
Yōichi Sai
Production companies
Lighthouse Pictures, Artist Film, Be-Wild, Chi to Hone Seisaku Iinkai, Toshiba Entertainment, Xanadu, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Takeshi KitanoTakeshi KitanoJoon-pyong Kim
Hirofumi AraiHirofumi AraiMasao Kim
Kyoka SuzukiKyoka SuzukiYong-hee Lee
Joe OdagiriJoe OdagiriTakeshi Park
Yutaka MatsushigeYutaka MatsushigeNobuyoshi Ko
Tomoko TabataTomoko TabataHanako Kim
Mari HamadaMari HamadaSadako Toritani
Atsushi ItoAtsushi ItoYong-il / Young Joon-pyong
Shuji KashiwabaraShuji KashiwabaraSan-myung Jang
Kazuki KitamuraKazuki KitamuraYoshio Motoyama
Jun KunimuraJun KunimuraYong-sang Jo
Naoyuki MoritaYoung Masao
Mami NakamuraMami NakamuraSanae Otani
Takashi NishinaTakashi NishinaYong-su Kim
Kozo SatoKozo SatoTae-su Kim
Sansei ShiomiSansei ShiomiSung-ki Kim
Miako TadanoMiako TadanoChun-mi Kim
Susumu TerajimaSusumu TerajimaHee-bom Park
Fuuka HarunaSadako
Kohei KiyasuKohei KiyasuTokuyama

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