Blues Harp

Blues Harp

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Release Date

7/15/1998

Runtime

107 mins

Overview

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 bodyguards growing jealousy of Chuji.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A deeply felt portrait of two men caught between loyalty and desire, where the structures of yakuza life inevitably corrupt an intimate bond. The film moves with quiet tension, letting jealousy and ambition slowly unravel what shouldn't have been fragile.

Mood

BittersweetTenseMelancholicRomantic

Themes

FriendshipBetrayalLoveAmbitionCrime

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Two-hander

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