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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.1 / 100
2004·Drama·2h 20m

BLOOD AND BONES

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.

Above the Line
Yôichi Sai·DirectorYōichi Sai·ScreenplayWishing Chong·ScreenplayTakeshi Hamada·Director of PhotographyTaro Iwashiro·Original Music ComposerYoshiyuki Okuhara·Editor
Cast
Takeshi Kitano·Joon-pyong KimHirofumi Arai·Masao KimKyoka Suzuki·Yong-hee LeeJoe Odagiri·Takeshi ParkYutaka Matsushige·Nobuyoshi KoTomoko Tabata·Hanako KimMari Hamada·Sadako ToritaniAtsushi Ito·Yong-il / Young Joon-pyongShuji Kashiwabara·San-myung JangKazuki Kitamura·Yoshio Motoyama
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 3
Yōichi Sai·DirectorHayato Kawai·Assistant DirectorAtsumi Koizumi·Script Supervisor
Writing· 3
Yōichi Sai·ScreenplayWishing Chong·ScreenplaySogil Yan·Novel
Camera· 2
Takeshi Hamada·Director of PhotographySayuri Suzuki·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Yoshiyuki Okuhara·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Taro Iwashiro·Original Music ComposerTsugihiko Sasaki·Music ProducerSusumu Take·Sound RecordistOsamu Onodera·Sound MixerMasatoshi Saito·Sound Effects
Art & Design· 4
Toshihiro Isomi·Production DesignKumiko Ogawa·Costume DesignTetsuji Tatsuta·Set DecorationFumio Iwasaki·Costumer
Production· 9
Nozomu Enoki·ProducerMasaaki Wakasugi·Executive ProducerNaoki Kai·Executive Producer加藤鉄也·Executive ProducerTakehiko Nakajima·ProducerHideki Ujiie·Line ProducerMakoto Nakamura·Co-Producer原克子·Associate ProducerTakanori Sato·Visual Effects Producer
Other Departments· 1
Hitoshi Takaya·Gaffer
By the Numbers
73.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Blood and Bones's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#8A0000
#000000
#FFFFFF
Mood
Intense, Dramatic, Passionate
Composition
Centered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two individuals in a close embrace, appearing to kiss, bathed in a strong red light against a dark background. The person on the left wears ”

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Atmosphere
Dark, Warm, Gritty
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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