Blood and Bones

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Movie: Blood and Bones
Romaji: Chi to hone
Japanese: 血と骨
Director: Yoichi Sai
Writer: Sogil Yan (novel), Yoichi Sai, Wishing Chong
Producer: Nozomu Enoki, Masaaki Wakasugi
Cinematographer Takeshi Hamada
Release Date: November 6, 2004
Runtime: 140 min.
Distributor: Award Winning / Award Winning-Drama / Award Winning-Based on True Story / Award Winning-Zainichi Korean
Distributor: Shochiku, Xanadeux
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

In 1923, Kim Joon-Pyong travels to Osaka, Japan from Jeju Island, South Korea, hoping to start a better life. He lands a factory job and marries Kim Young-Hee. With his stone like strength and exploitation of those around him, Kim Joon-Pyong eventually runs his own fish cake factory. His obsession with money leads him to become a ruthless loan shark.

Cast

Takeshi Kitano - Kim Joon-Pyeong
Hirofumi Arai - Masao Kim
Tomoko Tabata - Hanako Kim
Joe Odagiri - Takeshi Park
Kyoka Suzuki - Yong-hee Lee
Yuko Nakamura - Kiyoko Yamanashi
Mari Hamada - Sadako Toritani
Atsushi Ito - Yong-il / Young Joon-pyong
Shuuji Kashiwabara - San-myung Jang
Kazuki Kitamura - Yoshio Motoyama
Jun Kunimura - Yong-sang Jo
Yutaka Matsushige - Nobuyoshi Ko
Naoyuki Morita - Young Masao
Mami Nakamura - Sanae Otani
Takashi Nishina - Yong-su Kim
Kozo Sato - Tae-su Kim
Sansei Shiomi - Sung-ki Kim
Miako Tadano - Chun-mi Kim
Susumu Terajima - Hee-bom Park
Fuka Haruna - Sadako
Kohei Kiyasu - Tokuyama
Shoken Kunimoto
Shion Hatakeyama
Misuki Mizushima
Manami Hisamoto - narrator

Awards

2004 (29th) Hochi Film Awards - December, 2004
- "Best Director"
2004 (47th) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 14, 2005
- "Best Supporting Actor" ("Joe Odagiri")
2005 (28th) Japan Academy Prize - February 18, 2005
- "Director of the Year"
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" (Kyoka Suzuki)
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role" (Joe Odagiri)