Blues Harp

Blues Harp (1998)
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	Director: Takashi Miike
	Producer: Toshihiko Matsuo
	Genre: Drama
	Sub-genre: Crime, Japanese Cinema

Synopsis: Drenched in the a.m. sweat of local rock-and-roll heroes and in the blood of gaping knife wounds, BLUES HARP hits the ground running as Kenji, a brazen, power-hungry yakuza, desperately tries to escape a rival gang hunting him down in the deserted streets of Yokosuka. Ducking into the back alley of a club blaring irrepressible second-hand blues, Kenji chances upon the establishment’s proprietor, Chuji, the son of an African American G.I. and an Okinawan native, as well as a reluctant part-time pusher answerable to Kenji’s would-be murderers. Motivated by some mixture of spite, compassion, and possibly sexual desire, Chuji helps Kenji elude his pursuers, capping a night of chivalry that began earlier when he rescued a female patron, Tokiko, from sexual harassment and, potentially, rape.

Cast: Akira Ishige, Atsushi Okuno, Bob Suzuki, Daisuke Iijima, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Mickey Curtis, Saori Sekino, Seiichi Tanabe

Keywords: Drugs, Gay/Lesbian, Nightclub, Yakuza

Special Features: Anamorphic Widescreen, Trailer

Country: Japan
Language(s): Japanese
Subtitles(removable): English
Running Time: 106 minutes