Blood and Sand
2001, Japanese. Directed by Yoshimasa Saitō.
As children, Juan and Plumitas dream of becoming bullfighters. But one day when they go to the ring, they are offered a chance to fight the bulls and become candidates. Juan freezes, and it is their friend Chiripa who jumps into the ring. Chiripa is killed, and then Juan unfreezes and draws off the bulls. He is hailed as having great potential and is recruited. Plumitas can't believe Juan would do this when Chiripa has been killed, and the two brothers become estranged.
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 29 October 2001
- Original title
- 血と砂
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Blood and Sand runs 130 minutes (2h 10m).
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Blood and Sand isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 October 2001. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Blood and Sand?
Blood and Sand (2001) was directed by Yoshimasa Saitō and stars Shiomi Maho, Yuhi Ozora, Saijou Mie.