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Writer/Director Kaneto Shindô recounts his time spent in the Japanese Navy in WWII. He tells about the harsh training, grueling conditions, and tragic losses which are reenacted in black & white sequences.
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Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-07-28
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Yasuhiro Yamamoto
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Documentary, War
Original title: The Battleship on the Ground
Production Companies: Pictures Network
Production Countries: Japan
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