Japan Synopsis
血と骨
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.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Blood and Bones sits at position #183.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blood and Bones premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,119 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,370 of 1,933 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Lighthouse Pictures, Artist Film, Be-Wild, Chi to Hone Seisaku Iinkai, Toshiba Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | November 6, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0419515 |
| Official Site | www.lhp.com.sg |