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United Red Army

United Red Army

20076.43h 10m

Overview

Two of the most radical student groups form the United Red Army (URA) and head into the mountains to conduct a training camp. Ideology devolves into despotism, and the URA's leaders begin to arbitrarily persecute their followers, a harrowing ordeal that culminates in violence and murder.

Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
Written by Kōji Wakamatsu, Masayuki Kakegawa
Produced by Noriko Ozaki
Box OfficeBudget: $2.4M0

Top Cast

Maki Sakai

Maki Sakai

Mieko Toyama

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Hiroshi Sakaguchi

Akie Namiki

Akie Namiki

Hiroko Nagata

Go Jibiki

Go Jibiki

Tsuneo Mori

Shima Onishi

Shima Onishi

Kunio Bando

K

Keigo Kasuya

Akiko Monou

Akiko Monou

Y

Yuki Fujii

Kaoru Okunuki

Kaoru Okunuki

Tak Sakaguchi

Tak Sakaguchi

Themes & Keywords

resolutionmaoismcontestationpolitical purgestudent revolt

About United Red Army

United Red Army is a drama, thriller, history film released in 2007 exploring themes of resolution, maoism, contestation, political purge, student revolt. Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu, it stars Maki Sakai, Arata Iura, Akie Namiki. Two of the most radical student groups form the United Red Army (URA) and head into the mountains to conduct a training camp. Ideology devolves into despotism, and the URA's leaders begin to arbitrarily persecute their followers, a harrowing ordeal that culminates in violence and murder.

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