Tale of Army Brutality
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1963-06-14
Runtime: 98 mins
Director: Junya Satō
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, War
Original title: Tale of Army Brutality
Production Companies: Toei Company
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Katsuo Nakamura
Shinjirō Ehara
Kō Nishimura
Mitsuo Andō
Kaneko Iwasaki
Yoshi Katō
Michirō Minami
Shoji Nakayama
Akemi Nara
Junkichi Orimoto
Sadako Sawamura
Isao Tamagawa
Fumitake Ōmura
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