
Graveyard of Honor(2002)
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.


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.

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Chûji Yonashiro

Seiichi Tanabe
Kenji Shindô
Saori Sekino
Tokiko

Atsushi Okuno

Mickey Curtis

Tatsuo Yamada

Daisuke Iijima
Yûkichi Hanamura
Akira Ishige

Ito Yozaburo
Talent Scout Sugiyama
Huntley Nicholas
Blues Harp is a crime, drama, music, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of jealousy, musician, yakuza, bartender, organized crime, mafia. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Seiichi Tanabe, Saori Sekino. 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.
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