The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

1962 2h 30m JA

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Synopsis

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The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kanjūrō Arashi
Commander Ushijima
So Yamamura
Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Tōru Abe
Deputy Chief Kawanishi
Kōji Nanbara
Captain Oshima
Kichijirō Ueda
Hajime Izu
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kyōko Ōgimachi
Nurse Soga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Komori
Writers: Mitsugi Okura, Mon Shichijo, Kennosuke Tateoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshiro Omi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kanjūrō Arashi and So Yamamura and Tōru Abe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0194216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kiyoshi Komori directs. Toshiro Omi scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
264 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Original score by Toshiro Omi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kanjūrō Arashi and So Yamamura and Tōru Abe carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0194216 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.