Incident at Blood Pass

Incident at Blood Pass 1970 Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki 待ち伏せ

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Action , Drama

Production Companies TOHO , Mifune Productions

Release Date 21 April 1970

118 mins