Blood Type: Blue
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Blood Type: Blue

The terror of witnessing the UFO! Damned as outcasts with blue blood!

6.1 / 10 1978 2h 13mNR Japanese
Science FictionThrillerDrama

Storyline

UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new "blue-bloods" being persecuted by the rest of mankind, and eventually certain all-too-familiar measures begin to be taken against them.

Cast & Crew

Hiroshi Katsuno

Hiroshi Katsuno

Oki

Lead
Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Saeko Nishida

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Minami

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Masaya Oki

Masaya Oki

Yusuke Okada

Yusuke Okada

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kihachi Okamoto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Blood Type: Blue is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker