After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his old life, he faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his men sneak behind enemy lines.
Acting
Nakadai's face contains multitudes of silent suffering
Direction
Kobayashi's nine-hour anti-war statement, unrelenting
Cinematography
Manchurian snowscapes that swallow hope whole
Director
Masaki Kobayashi
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kaji
Michiyo Aratama
Michiko
Tamao Nakamura
Hinannmin no Shôjo
Yūsuke Kawazu
Terada Nitôhei
Chishū Ryū
Hinanmin no Chôrô
Taketoshi Naitō
Tange Ittôhei
Kyôko Kishida
Ryûko
Reiko Hitomi
Umeko
Keijirō Morozumi
Hironaka Gôchô
Nobuo Kaneko
Kirihara Gôchô
Fujio Suga
Nagata Taii
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Dôkutsu Taichô
Kazuo Kitamura
Kitagô Sôchô
Toshio Takahara
Chôsen e Iku Heichô
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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