Tale of Army Brutality

Overview

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.

Release Date

14 June 1963

98 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Yahichi Inumaru
Naokichi Suzuki
Tadayoshi Yazaki
Kameoka, Zenji
Ume, Yahichi's wife
Seikichi, Yahichi's father
Toki, Yahichi's mother