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
Blood and Bones holds position #183 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blood and Bones premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1648th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
41 audience reviews — more than 59% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Japan films.
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 |