No RatingGenre
War, Drama, International, Old movies
Synopsis
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Cast
Rie
Kinuyo Tanaka
Hantaro Kido
Rentaro Mikuni
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Katsuo Nakamura
Haru, beloved of Tomohide
Hizuru Takachiho
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
Kōji Nanbara
Masu
Chōko Iida
Kojiro, second son of Kido
Hiroshi Kondō
Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
Shouichi Nishida
The regimental commander
Tomo'o Nagai
Ōta
Ton Shimada
Tatsuya Gashûin
Nakajirō Tomita
Takashi Sue
Natsue Shiga
Kojiro
Hiroshi Kondô
