
Anatahan(1953)
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.


Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.

Raizō Ichikawa
Jiro Shiina

Mayumi Ogawa
Yukiko

Kyōsuke Machida
Captain Maeda

E.H. Eric
Oscar Davidson

Daisuke Katō
Lieutenant Kusanagi

Yūzō Hayakawa
Colonel Iwakura

Manabu Morita

Shō Natsuki

Shizuo Chūjō

Takashi Nakamura
The School of Spies is a drama, war film released in 1966 exploring themes of spies. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, it stars Raizō Ichikawa, Mayumi Ogawa, Kyōsuke Machida. Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names, families, even lovers to bury themselves in training. Jiro, one of the cadets, successfully seize the secret code of English army to pass the final exam. However, he reaches the crossroad when his fiancee Yukiko turns out to be a spy of the enemy.
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From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.