Released Date:
1961-02-01
Languages:
Japanese, Mandarin, Russian
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
181 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
8.5 (2602 Reviews)
Director:
Masaki KobayashiZenzè Matsuyama (screenplay)
Masaki Kobayashi (screenplay)
Jumpei Gomikawa (novel)
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army; he revolts against the abusive treatment spent to the recruit Obara that commits suicide; he also sees his friend Shinjè Ittèhei defecting to the Russian border; and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
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