4 Movies Directed by Kèji Wakamatsu

A Pool Without Water

A Pool Without Water

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-01-23

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (388 Reviews)

Director:

Kèji Wakamatsu

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Fullplot:

United Red Army

United Red Army

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-05-27

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

190 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (503 Reviews)

Director:

Kèji Wakamatsu

Cast:

Writer:

Kèji Wakamatsu

Masayuki Kakegawa (novel)

Masayuki Kakegawa (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A story about the rise and fall of United Red Army, a real life 70s short-lived Japanese armed revolutionary communist movement similar to more famous Red Brigades in Italy or Baader-Meinhof Group (a.k.a. Red Army Faction) in West Germany.

United Red Army

United Red Army

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-05-27

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

190 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (503 Reviews)

Director:

Kèji Wakamatsu

Cast:

Writer:

Kèji Wakamatsu

Masayuki Kakegawa (novel)

Masayuki Kakegawa (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A story about the rise and fall of United Red Army, a real life 70s short-lived Japanese armed revolutionary communist movement similar to more famous Red Brigades in Italy or Baader-Meinhof Group (a.k.a. Red Army Faction) in West Germany.

Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-05-06

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (791 Reviews)

Director:

Kèji Wakamatsu

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Hisako Kurosawa (screenplay)

Masao Adachi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1940, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as a honored and decorated soldier... but deprived of his arms and legs lost in battle in mainland China. All hopes, from the village men and women to close family members, turn to Shigeko, the Lieutenant's wife: she must honor the Emperor and the country in setting an example for all by fulfilling her duty and taking care of the 'god soldier'...

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