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Blues Harp

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1998 | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why 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
Aimed squarely at spy-story fans and anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld. Nobody is quite who they seem. A good follow-up to Scarface or Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
The mood
Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
The pace
Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

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.

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 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Takashi Miike

  • Hiroyuki IkeuchiChûji Yonashiro
  • Seiichi TanabeKenji Shindô
  • Saori SekinoTokiko
  • Atsushi Okuno
  • Mickey Curtis
  • Tatsuo Yamada
  • Daisuke IijimaYûkichi Hanamura
  • Akira Ishige
  • Yozaburo ItoTalent Scout Sugiyama
  • Huntley Nicholas