The Navy
1963
100 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Kinya Kitaoji
Shinji
Sonny Chiba
Takao
Michiko Araki
Fusatarō Ishijima
Yoshi Katō
Yoshiko Mita
Haruko Sugimura
Eijirō Tōno
Gōzō Sōma
Shirō Ōki
Katsuo Tagawa
Sakae Yamaura
Kenji Miyako
Sayoko Tanimoto
田中恵美子
Ryuko Mizukami
Rumiko Tanuma
Yuko Hinoki
Shigemi Kitahara
Takeshi Katō
Masahiko Naruse
永島明
Mitsuru Hagiwara
三宅一
Shinjirō Ehara
Michirō Minami
Yoshio Kirishima
Nenji Kobayashi
菅原壮男
Junji Masuda
Tatsuo Umemiya
Seiichirō Kameishi
Akiko Kazami
Haruko Toda
Teru Kobayashi