Synopsis
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Writers
- Natto Wada
- Release Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (128 votes)
Top Cast
Eiji Funakoshi
Tamura
Osamu Takizawa
Yasuda
Mickey Curtis
Nagamatsu
Mantarō Ushio
Sergeant
Kyū Sazanka
Army surgeon
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
Officer
Hikaru Hoshi
Soldier
Masaya Tsukida
Soldier
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