Army
陸軍
Japan • 1944
Director
Synopsis
Kinoshita's ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multigenerational epic about the military legacy of one Japanese family, before settling into an emotionally complex portrayal of parental love during wartime. As the mother and father of a boy shipped off to battle, Kinuyo Tanaka and Chishu Ryu locate profound depths of feeling that transcend ideology.
Synopsis
Kinoshita's ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multigenerational epic about the military legacy of one Japanese family, before settling into an emotionally complex portrayal of parental love during wartime. As the mother and father of a boy shipped off to battle, Kinuyo Tanaka and Chishu Ryu locate profound depths of feeling that transcend ideology.
Credits
Crew
Cast
Chishū Ryūas Tomosuke Takagi
Kinuyo Tanakaas Waka
Eijirō Tōnoas Sakuragi
Ken Ueharaas Nishina
Ken Mitsudaas Tomonojo
Haruko Sugimuraas Setsu