Japan Synopsis
血槍富士
Tragicomic road movie set during the Edo period. It follows a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi – 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.
The 1954–1956 Japan Window
24 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji sits at position #7.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,453 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #633 of 1,933 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | February 27, 1955 |
| IMDb | tt0047937 |