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Army

Army

19446.71h 27m

Overview

Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.

Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Written by Ashihei Hino, Tadao Ikeda
Produced by Ken'ichirô Yasuda
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Top Cast

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Tomosuke Takagi

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Waka

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Sakuragi

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Nishina

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Ken Mitsuda

Tomonojo

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Setsu

K

Kazumasa Hoshino

Shintaro, Son

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Fujio Nagahama

Fujita

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Captain

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Kaneko

Themes & Keywords

patriotismnationalismworld war iidutyhonorfamilywar propagandamilitaryjapanese soldierjapanese familyjapanese nationalistjapanese emperorjapanese imperialism

About Army

Army is a drama, war film released in 1944 exploring themes of patriotism, nationalism, world war ii, duty, honor, family. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, it stars Chishū Ryū, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eijirō Tōno. Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.

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