Synopsis
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Gorō TanadaScreenplay
- Junya SatōDirector
Cast
- Rentaro MikuniYahichi Inumaru
- Katsuo NakamuraNaokichi Suzuki
- Shinjirō EharaTadayoshi Yazaki
- Kō NishimuraKameoka, Zenji
- Mitsuo AndōCast
- Kaneko IwasakiUme, Yahichi's wife
- Yoshi KatōSeikichi, Yahichi's father
- Michirō MinamiOshikawa
- Shoji NakayamaCast
- Akemi NaraCast
- Junkichi OrimotoCast
- Sadako SawamuraToki, Yahichi's mother
Stills
Themes
corporal punishment