Japan,
1944, 87 min
Directed by:
Keisuke KinoshitaPlots(1)
A man of weak constitution joins the army but is unable to fight on the frontlines. In accordance with her husband's wishes, his wife raises their gentle boy to become a fine soldier. At last he joins the army, and soon the day arrives when he is to be sent to the frontlines... (Shochiku)
Cast
![Chishû Ryû](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271621_c51c65.jpg)
Chishû Ryû
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
The Human Bullet (1968)
![Kinuyo Tanaka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271623_771b58.jpg)
Kinuyo Tanaka
Japan
Best movies:
Red Beard (1965)
Equinox Flower (1958)
Ballad of Narayama (1958)
![Haruko Sugimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272546_7d961e.jpg)
Haruko Sugimura
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Early Summer (1951)
Red Beard (1965)
![Shin Saburi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279309_5e9585.jpg)
Shin Saburi
Japan
Best movies:
Equinox Flower (1958)
Late Autumn (1960)
The Castle of Sand (1974)
![Eijirō Tōno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/615/158615754_9991c8.jpg)
Eijirō Tōno
Japan
Best movies:
Revenge (1963)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Shûji Sano
Japan
Best movies:
Early Summer (1951)
A Hen in the Wind (1948)
There Was a Father (1942)