Blues Harp

Blues Harp

1998 · 107 min · JA · 6.9 (26 votes)
Dir. Takashi Miike · Starring Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Seiichi Tanabe, Saori Sekino, Atsushi Okuno, Mickey Curtis, Tatsuo Yamada · Music Atsushi Okuno
CrimeDrama

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.

VIBE

A smoky, atmospheric dive into the dangerous underbelly of Tokyo. It's a slow burn of simmering desire and escalating tension, where every glance and hushed word carries the weight of unspoken longing and impending doom.

melancholictenseromanticbroodingsteadyneo-noircharacter-driven dramagritty realismforbidden loveloyaltyambitionbetrayal
gay interestgay themeboys' love (bl)