Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
Original title: 待ち伏せ
Incident at Blood Pass is a 1970 Japanese-language action movie directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka.
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.
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What is Incident at Blood Pass about?
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the pass. When the Ronin's assignment becomes clear, to help the gang, he's ordered to kill the inn's residents, including a woman he's rescued from an abusive husband. He's reluctant to murder innocent people; then he learns that the gold shipment is a trap and he's part of a double cross. How he sorts through these divided loyalties tests of his samurai honor, and perhaps of his love for a woman.
When was Incident at Blood Pass released?
Incident at Blood Pass was released on 21 April 1970.
How long is Incident at Blood Pass?
Incident at Blood Pass runs 1h 58m.
Who made Incident at Blood Pass?
Incident at Blood Pass was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune as Yojimbo
- Yūjirō Ishihara as Yataro
- Ruriko Asaoka as Okuni
- Shintarō Katsu as Gentetsu
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Heima Ibuki
- Chūsha Ichikawa as Unknown Samurai
- Ichirō Arishima as Tokubei
- Mika Kitagawa as Oyuki
- Yoshio Tsuchiya as Itahachi
- Jotaro Togami as Gonji
- Chieko Nakakita
- Ryunosuke Yamazaki as Tatsu