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Set during the Edo period, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of sorts, following a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi (Chiezô Kataoka) – 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.
Winner of a prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for supporting actor – and Kurosawa regular – Daisuke Katô, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a film deserving of much wider international recognition. Om this installment of SCREENSHOT SATURDAY, we take a look at the brand new, brilliantly remastered, Mr. Nice Guy, from Warner Archive. One of these items ships sooner than the other. The focal point of the group is Sakawa Kojūrō, a samurai traveling with his servants Genpachi, his spear carrier and Genta.

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Bloody Speak at Mount Fuji (1955) would seem to complicate the situation even further by being set during the Edo era, the same historical staging area as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai released a year earlier. Interesting road film has a large cast of travelers interacting as they make their way along the road to Edo, including the spear carrier of a local samurai. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

The Thing (Scream Factory) vs The Thing (Arrow Video), Screenshot Saturday: The Color Out of Space (RJLE Films), Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. You will receive our mailing address where you can send screeners and other promotional materials to. Today, on Screenshot Saturday, we take a look at all three films. This list is for the films that we loved the most. 2019 brought us some great blu-rays releases. 2019 had a lot of winners and a lot of losers. As we are a small outfit, we will do our best to review any and everything that comes our way. Because of that many are lost to not just collectors but the world in general. A disparate group of travelers are on the same road traveling together towards Edo for different reasons. But, like Kurosawa, director Tomu Uchida seems to go out of his way to introduce the Japanese caste system, which sharply divided servants from their masters, in such a way that his story has universal appeal. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2018.

BLOODY SPEAR AT MOUNT FUJI is a road picture in essence. Arrow Films. Solid Metal Nightmares: The Films of Shinya Tsukamoto [Blu-ray][, Graveyards of Honor (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray], Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy [Blu-ray] [Import], Horrors of Malformed Men (Special Edition) [Blu-ray], Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits (The Big Boss / Fist of Fury / The Way of the Dragon / Enter the Dragon / Game of Death) (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]. 1 was released on blu-ray, but the time has come for Troma to release Vol. For any inquiries or questions of any kind please email us at: Richard Stanley, director of Hardware and Dust Devil, makes one hell of a return to feature filmmaking with The Color Out of Space, a beautiful looking sci-fi/horror film and we take a look at it on this edition of Screenshot Saturday. Praised by Japanese film critics and much admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirô Ozu, Tomu Uchida nonetheless remains a little-known in the west. Arrow Video has brought the wildly popular One Missed Call Trilogy to the States in one glorious package. On their way, they meet many people and encounter great injustice. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Praised by Japanese film critics and much admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and Yasujirô Ozu, Tomu Uchida nonetheless remains a little-known in the west. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, Optional newly translated English subtitles, Brand-new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release, Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley, FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic and filmmaker James Oliver, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The focal point of the group is Sakawa Kojūrō, a samurai traveling with his servants Genpachi, his spear carrier and Genta. Please try again. We take a look at each of them and decide which release is the best overall. I tend to focus mostly on genre stuff for the main reviews, but here is where I can stretch my film-loving muscles and show off films that might not be reviewed on the site.

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All Rights Reserved. We finally have a version of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie that we can be proud of. This week's blu-ray is Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji. Set during the Edo period, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of sorts, following a samurai, his two servants – including spear-carrier Genpachi (Chiezô Kataoka) – and the … I want as many different types of films to be showcased on Screenshot Saturdays. Moreover, this light-hearted tale of a symbolically impotent samurai and his servants is also a sharp critique of Japanese societal functioning of the fifties – a critique that remains relevant for contemporary Japanese society.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. His 1955 masterpiece Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is an excellent entry point for the newcomer. Far too many companies ignore current product from other countries let alone the past films made in those countries. Chiezô Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa, Another fine period piece from the golden age of samurai films, Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2018. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, + No Import Fees Deposit & $11.98 Shipping to Japan.

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Unable to add item to List. BLOODY SPEAR AT MOUNT FUJI is a road picture in essence. Very languid and light until the final reel which hits like a sledgehammer. Both Scream Factory and Arrow Video have now released John Carpenter's The Thing on blu-ray. Chiezô Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa, High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation, Optional newly translated English subtitles, Brand-new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release, Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley.

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (Special Edition) [Blu-ray]. © Arrow Films. A disparate group of travelers are on the same road traveling together towards Edo for different reasons. A samurai travels to Edo with his two servants. We saw some wonderful blu-ray debuts from the likes of Shout!/Scream Factory (The Blob, Earthquake, The Fly and The Omen Collections), Arrow Video (The Hills Have Eyes Part II, Horror Express.

His 1955 masterpiece Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is an excellent entry point for the newcomer. This samurai film from the 1950's was chosen because I am an all-inclusive try person. Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. We work hard to protect your security and privacy.

Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Japanese culture in particular presents an interesting challenge involving traditions, rituals and social obligations that can seem laughably complex. This Members tab displays additional content for members, such as exclusive clips, stills and PDF sections of booklets included in several first pressings. It has been five long years since Return to Nuke 'Em High Vol. Winner of a prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for supporting actor and Kurosawa regular Daisuke Katô, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a film deserving of much wider international recognition. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Relatable road movie that eschews action for humanity, Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2018. Arrow Video has been releasing a number of Japanese films over the past few years and that’s something to be commended for. No matter how worldly or open-minded you are as a cinema fan, there's always something lost in translation when it comes to a foreign film.

This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. With Chiezô Kataoka, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa, Yuriko Tashiro. Please try again. Set during the Edo period, Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of sorts, following a samurai, his two servants including spear-carrier Genpachi (Chiezô Kataoka) 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. Picture quality on the BD is not as good as some of the full restorations you'd find on the Criterion films, but adequate for the task.

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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is, in short, an amazing narrative.