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Tale of Army Brutality

1963

98 minutes

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Overview

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.

Top Cast

Rentaro Mikuni headshot

Rentaro Mikuni

Yahichi Inumaru

Katsuo Nakamura headshot

Katsuo Nakamura

Naokichi Suzuki

Shinjirō Ehara headshot

Shinjirō Ehara

Tadayoshi Yazaki

Kō Nishimura headshot

Kō Nishimura

Kameoka, Zenji

Mitsuo Andō headshot

Mitsuo Andō

Kaneko Iwasaki headshot

Kaneko Iwasaki

Ume, Yahichi's wife

Yoshi Katō headshot

Yoshi Katō

Seikichi, Yahichi's father

Michirō Minami headshot

Michirō Minami

Oshikawa

Shoji Nakayama headshot

Shoji Nakayama

Akemi Nara headshot

Akemi Nara

Junkichi Orimoto headshot

Junkichi Orimoto

Sadako Sawamura headshot

Sadako Sawamura

Toki, Yahichi's mother

Isao Tamagawa headshot

Isao Tamagawa

Fumitake Ōmura headshot

Fumitake Ōmura