Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
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Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
Produced by |
Seishi Matsumaru Eigasha Shinsei Shohei Tokizane |
Written by |
Shoji Yuki (novel) Kinji Fukasaku Norio Osada Kaneto Shindō |
Starring |
Sachiko Hidari Tetsuro Tamba |
Music by | Hikaru Hayashi |
Cinematography | Hiroshi Segawa |
Edited by | Keiichi Uraoka |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (軍旗はためく下に Gunki hatameku moto ni) is a 1972 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1] It was also one of the films selected for a Los Angeles tribute to Fukasaku, after he died.
Plot
In this film, a woman searches for the truth about her husband's death during World War II. Though the government labeled her husband a deserter, his widow does not believe it. When she tracks down four men who knew her husband in his last days, they tell her a harrowing story. (Source: rottentomatoes.com)
Cast
Actor[2] | Role |
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Tetsuro Tamba | Katsuo Togashi |
Sachiko Hidari | Sakie |
Yumiko Fujita | Tomoko |
Noboru Mitani | Terajima |
Paul Maki | Paul |
Takeshi Seki | Akiba |
Shonosuke Ichikawa | Ochi |
Sanae Nakahara | Ochi's wife |
Taketoshi Naito | Ohashi |
Kanemon Nakamura | Senda |
Shinjiro Ehara | Goto |
Makoto Terada | Kobari |
Isao Natsuyagi | Sakai |
Koichi Yamamoto | Manager |
See also
- List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ Cast from Canby, Vincent (August 17, 1982). "FILM: JAPANESE WIDOW (film review)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-21. and "UNDER THE FLAG OF THE RISING SUN (credits)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
Sources
- Canby, Vincent (August 17, 1982). "FILM: JAPANESE WIDOW (film review)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- "UNDER THE FLAG OF THE RISING SUN (credits)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- Wilson, Jeff (June 8, 2005). "Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972) (Region 1 DVD review)". www.digitallyobsessed.com. Retrieved 2007-06-21. External link in
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(help) - "軍旗はためく下に (Gunki hatameku moto ni)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
External links
- Under the Flag of the Rising Sun at the Internet Movie Database
- Under the Flag of the Rising Sun at AllMovie
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