Synopsis
Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed with their 'catch'.
Movie Information
- Director
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Writers
- Tsutomu Tamura, Toshio Matsumoto, Shōmei Tōmatsu
- Release Year
- 1961
- Runtime
- 105 minutes
- Genre
- War, Drama
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (13 votes)
Top Cast
Rentaro Mikuni
Kazumasa Takano
Akiko Koyama
Hiroko Ishii
Yōko Mihara
Sachiko Tsukada
Hugh Hurd
Black Soldier
Masako Nakamura
Hisako
Teruko Kishi
Masu
Sadako Sawamura
Katsu
Kyū Sazanka
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