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Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers

19726.01h 47m

Overview

During the Vietnam War, an American G.I. deserts his base in Japan and escapes to Tokyo with the help of his Japanese bar hostess girlfriend. In the capital he gets involved with an anti-war organization while dodging the military police.

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Written by John Nathan
Produced by Sachio Tomizawa
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Top Cast

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Keith Sykes

Jim

Reisen Ri

Reisen Ri

Relko

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Tachikawa

Toshiko Kobayashi

Toshiko Kobayashi

Mrs. Tachikawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Tanikawa

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Mrs. Tanikawa

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

Shimezu

Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Mrs. Shimezu

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Hisashi Igawa

Ota

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Fujimura

About Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers is a drama, war film released in 1972. Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, it stars Keith Sykes, Reisen Ri, Kazuo Kitamura. During the Vietnam War, an American G.I. deserts his base in Japan and escapes to Tokyo with the help of his Japanese bar hostess girlfriend. In the capital he gets involved with an anti-war organization while dodging the military police.

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