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Wife of a Kamikaze

Wife of a Kamikaze

20158.02h 10m

Overview

In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband, Setsuo, a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army, is based. At that time, 200,000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria, a Japanese occupied territory, as settler communities. Fujita Hideo’s family worked hard to clear the wilderness, but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North. Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army’s Fifth Training Squadron in Manchuria’s Dahushan. Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife, but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks. He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer, Michiba Kazuo, a first lieutenant. Michiba is concerned about Setsuo’s attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland. Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michiba’s wife, Etsu.

Directed by Tazaki Rjuta
Written by Takaya Okamoto
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Top Cast

Hiroki Narimiya

Hiroki Narimiya

Setsuo

Maki Horikita

Maki Horikita

Yuasa Tetsuo

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Fujita Hideo

Arata Horii

Arata Horii

Yuasa Tetsuo

Norito Yashima

Norito Yashima

Nishimura Tsuyoshi

Manami Konishi

Manami Konishi

Shigenaga Kimiko

Haruka

Haruka

Inoue Hana

Ryosuke Miura

Ryosuke Miura

Kinoshita Tatsuo

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Koguma Isamu

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Fumiko Inoue

About Wife of a Kamikaze

Wife of a Kamikaze is a romance, drama, war film released in 2015. Directed by Tazaki Rjuta, it stars Hiroki Narimiya, Maki Horikita, Jun Kunimura. In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband, Setsuo, a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army, is based. At that time, 200,000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria, a Japanese occupied territory, as settler communities. Fujita Hideo’s family worked hard to clear the wilderness, but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North. Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army’s Fifth Training Squadron in Manchuria’s Dahushan. Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife, but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks. He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer, Michiba Kazuo, a first lieutenant. Michiba is concerned about Setsuo’s attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland. Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michiba’s wife, Etsu.

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