Synopsis
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kon Ichikawa
- Writers
- Natto Wada
- Release Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 117 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (174 votes)
Top Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Captain Inouye
Shōji Yasui
Mizushima
Jun Hamamura
Ito
Taketoshi Naitō
Kobayashi
Shunji Kasuga
Maki
Kō Nishimura
Baba
Keishichi Nakahara
Takagi
Toshiaki Itō
Hashimoto
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