This film is strongly anti-war film. The film is based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The film is located to Burma. It shows the everyday problems of soldiers in contrast of their ideas and the cynicism of their commanders. Soldiers are also victims of military bullying by their commanders.
Cast
Hajime Izu
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Yasumi Hara
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Akitake Kōno
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Kinzō Shin
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Haruko Sugimura
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Yuriko Hanabusa
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Yōichi Numata
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Yukichi Kamishiro
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Kōichi Hayashi
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Kyosuke Tsuki
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Toshio Takahara
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Kazuo Tokita
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Tokue Hanazawa
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Yoshio Ōmori
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Shozo Inagaki
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Tamotsu Kawasaki
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Yoshikazu Sugi
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Asao Sano
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Kazuo Mashibuchi
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Shoichi Onjo
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Crew
Hideo Sekigawa
Director
Kazuo Funahashi
Screenplay
Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor
Katsumi Kawai
Assistant Editor
Nagaki Yamagishi
Director of Photography
Shinkichi Otsuka
Director of Photography
Tadahiro Ozawa
Assistant Director
Ryosuke Nagashio
Assistant Director
Mitsuo Makino
Producer
Ryozo Nishimura
Assistant Art Director
Shigeji Nakayama
Sound Recordist
Hisashi Kase
Sound Recordist
Haruo Nakayama
Lighting Technician
Hiroshi Watada
Lighting Production Assistant
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Yasutaro Yagi
Script Supervisor
Choshiro Katsura
Art Direction
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