Blues Harp
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Blues Harp

6.6 / 10 1998 1h 47mNR Japanese
CrimeDramaMusicRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Chûji Yonashiro

Lead
Seiichi Tanabe

Seiichi Tanabe

Kenji Shindô

SS

Saori Sekino

Tokiko

Atsushi Okuno

Atsushi Okuno

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Daisuke Iijima

Daisuke Iijima

Yûkichi Hanamura

AI

Akira Ishige

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Blues Harp is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker