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At the close of World War II, a Japanese army regiment in Burma surrenders to the British. Private Mizushima is sent on a lone mission to persuade a trapped Japanese battalion to surrender also. When the outcome is a failure, he disguises himself in the robes of a Buddhist monk in hope of temporary anonymity as he journeys across the landscape but he underestimates the power of his assumed role. A visually extraordinary and deeply moving vision of horror, necessity, and redemption in the aftermath of war, Ichikawa's breakthrough film is one of the great humanitarian affirmations of the cinema. (Eureka Entertainment)
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The current Japanese production that I am following is in beautiful contrast to these old, slow, thoughtful, and beautiful films. An army that sings songs and goes into battle, a man who decides that everyone deserves a burial worthy of a human being. Beautiful yet poignant, even though it is set against the backdrop of war. Interesting combinations that are so close to the Japanese people.
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