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Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
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Overview
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.
Length 118 minutes
Actors
Toshirō Mifune | Yûjirô Ishihara | Ruriko Asaoka | Shintarō Katsu | Kinnosuke Nakamura | Chûsha Ichikawa | Ichirô Arishima | Mika Kitagawa | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Jotaro Togami | Chieko Nakakita | Ryunosuke Yamazaki | Seishirô Kuno | Yasuo Araki | Hiroshi Tanaka
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/27/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Like many of these movies, Blood Pass has elements of comedy woven into it but takes a more serious turn by the end. It’s always great to see the legendary Toshiro Mifune act, and he does a good job here.
After seeing so many earlier samurai films that were shot in black and white and in a more square aspect ratio, it was kind of cool to see one in color and widescreen. The color stock felt muted, not very vibrant, but hard to tell if that was the intent or a symptom of a worn print.
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