The Navy

1h 40m
WarDrama
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A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.

Cast

Kinya Kitaoji
Shinji
Sonny Chiba
Takao
Michiko Araki
Unknown
Fusatarō Ishijima
Unknown
Yoshi Katō
Unknown
Yoshiko Mita
Unknown
Haruko Sugimura
Unknown
Eijirō Tōno
Unknown
Gōzō Sōma
Unknown
Shirō Ōki
Unknown
Katsuo Tagawa
Unknown
Sakae Yamaura
Unknown
Kenji Miyako
Unknown
Sayoko Tanimoto
Unknown
田中恵美子
Unknown
Ryuko Mizukami
Unknown
Rumiko Tanuma
Unknown
Yuko Hinoki
Unknown
Shigemi Kitahara
Unknown
Takeshi Katō
Unknown
Masahiko Naruse
Unknown
永島明
Unknown
Mitsuru Hagiwara
Unknown
三宅一
Unknown
Shinjirō Ehara
Unknown
Michirō Minami
Unknown
Yoshio Kirishima
Unknown
Nenji Kobayashi
Unknown
菅原壮男
Unknown
Junji Masuda
Unknown
Tatsuo Umemiya
Unknown
Seiichirō Kameishi
Unknown
Akiko Kazami
Unknown
Haruko Toda
Unknown
Teru Kobayashi
Unknown
Midori Yamamoto
Unknown

Crew

Shinji Murayama
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Osamu Tanaka
Editor
Yoshino Futakuchi
Cinematography
Masashige Harada
Lighting Camera
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Hiroshi Kitagawa
Art Direction