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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

1972 1h 36mDramaMysteryWar

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.

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A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.

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Kinji FukasakuKinji FukasakuDirectorNorio OsadaWriterKaneto ShindōKaneto ShindōScreenplayHikaru HayashiHikaru HayashiComposer

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Sachiko HidariSachiko HidariSakie TogashiTetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaSergeant Katsuo TogashiNoboru MitaniNoboru MitaniPvt. Tsuguo TerajimaSanae NakaharaSanae NakaharaMrs. OchiYumiko FujitaYumiko FujitaTomoko TogashiShinjirō EharaShinjirō EharaLt. GotoTaketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōTadahiko OhashiKôichi YamamotoKôichi YamamotoMinistry of Health and WelfareKan'emon NakamuraKan'emon NakamuraTakeo SendaShônosuke IchikawaNobuyuki OchiTakeshi SekiTomoyuki AkibaNenji KobayashiNenji KobayashiIsao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiPrivate SakaiPaul MakiPaul MakiSelfMugihitoMugihitoHachizô FujikawaHarukazu KitamiHiroshi Kitasôma

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

Writers

Norio Osada, Kinji Fukasaku, Kaneto Shindō

Release date

12 Mar 1972

Runtime

1h 36m

Studio

TOHO, Shinsei Eigasha

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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