Blu-ray release: ‘Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji’
By Phil Mills | Jun 15, 2018
Arrow Video are bringing the classic 1955 Japanese samurai film ‘Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji’ (血槍富士) to UK and US Blu-ray on September 4, 2018.
Directed by Tomu Uchida, the film revolves around the various exploits of a samurai and his two servants as they make the journey to Edo. The cast includes Chiezo Kataoka, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa, Yuriko Tashiro, and Daisuke Kato.
Synopsis: 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 (Chiezo 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.
Special Features:
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• 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
‘Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji’ is available for pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
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