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.
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
Drama + Adventure in Japan
292 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji itself).
The 1954–1956 Japan Window
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji holds position #7 of 24 Japan films in the 1954–1956 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Japan films in 1955.
The 78th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 49% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 35th percentile among Japan films.
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 |