Japan Synopsis
待ち伏せ
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.
The 1969–1971 Japan Window
64 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Incident at Blood Pass sits at position #27.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Incident at Blood Pass. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Incident at Blood Pass premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,610 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (43rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,037 of 1,714 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Mifune Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | April 21, 1970 |
| IMDb | tt0066031 |