Incident at Blood Pass
Seen it?1970 | 118 min | Action, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Toshirō MifuneYojimbo
- Yūjirō IshiharaYataro
- Ruriko AsaokaOkuni
- Shintarō KatsuGentetsu
- Kinnosuke NakamuraHeima Ibuki
- Chūsha IchikawaUnknown Samurai
- Ichirō ArishimaTokubei
- Mika KitagawaOyuki
- Yoshio TsuchiyaItahachi
- Jotaro TogamiGonji