Blues Harp

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Blues Harp
Directed by Takashi Miike
Produced by Toshihiko Matsuo
Written by Screenplay: Toshihiko Matsuo, Toshiyuki Morioka
Music by Atsushi Okuno
Cinematography Hideo Yamamoto
Editing by Yasushi Shimamura
Release date(s) 1998
Running time 107 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
IMDb profile

Blues Harp is a 1998 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike.

[edit] Plot summary

Ambitious yakuza Kenji befriends harmonica-playing bartender Chuji, who moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Their friendship is threatened by Kenji's plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguard's growing jealousy of Chuji.

[edit] Cast

  • Mickey Curtis
  • Daisuke Iijima
  • Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Chuuji
  • Akira Ishige
  • Huntley Nicholas as Chuuji's Black Father
  • Atsushi Okuno
  • Saori Sekino
  • Bob Suzuki
  • Seiichi Tanabe

[edit] Other credits

  • Production Design: Akira Ishige
  • Assistant Director: Bunmei Katô
  • Sound Department: Yukiya Sato - sound