Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1955 · 94 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Tomu Uchida

Starring

Daisuke Katô, Eitarô Shindô, Atsushi Watanabe, Toranosuke Ogawa, Harue Akagi, Kenji Kusumoto

A tragicomic road film set in Edo‑era Japan, tracing a samurai and his two attendants—including the spear‑bearing Genpachi—as they trek across the countryside. Along the way they encounter a police officer chasing a thief, a lonely child, and a woman destined for prostitution, among other colorful characters.