Summer Soldiers
6.2
During the Vietnam War, an American G.I. deserts his base in Japan and escapes to Tokyo with the help of his Japanese bar hostess girlfriend. In the capital he gets involved with an anti-war organization while dodging the military police.
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Keith Sykes
Jim
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Hiroshi Teshigahara Director · John Nathan Screenplay Tōru Takemitsu Composer
United States release October 1, 1972 · Produced in Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Teshigahara Productions
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
サマー・ソルジャー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 25, 1972
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1972
Premiere · New York Film Festival
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