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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 little-known in the west. His 1955 masterpiece Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is an excellent entry point for the newcomer.
Set during the Edo period, Bloody 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 people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Winner of a prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for supporting actor and Kurosawa regular Daisuke Katô, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a film deserving of much wider international recognition.
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Brand-new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley
- Arrow Video
- TBC
- Tomu Uchida
- 12
- Chiezô Kataoka
- Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
- Chizuru Kitagawa
- Yuriko Tashiro
- Daisuke Katô
- Eitarô Shindô
English
- 1955
- Japanese
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
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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 little-known in the west. His 1955 masterpiece Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is an excellent entry point for the newcomer.
Set during the Edo period, Bloody 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 people they meet on their journey, including a policeman in pursuit of a thief, a young child and a woman who is to be sold into prostitution.
Winner of a prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for supporting actor and Kurosawa regular Daisuke Katô, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a film deserving of much wider international recognition.
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Brand-new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley
- Arrow Video
- TBC
- Tomu Uchida
- 12
- Chiezô Kataoka
- Ryûnosuke Tsukigata
- Chizuru Kitagawa
- Yuriko Tashiro
- Daisuke Katô
- Eitarô Shindô
English
- 1955
- Japanese
- 1
- B
- Arrow Video
Frequently Bought Together
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Total Price: £53.98
Add both to basket
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An excellent presentation of a classic film from Arrow!
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