Westward Desperado
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In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.
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Part of Desperado Outpost Collection
2 films
Cast
25 people
Makoto Satou
Known for
Princess Mononoke
Blind Woman's Curse
Yūzō Kayama
Known for
Red Beard
Sanjuro
Akira Kubo
Known for
Destroy All Monsters
Throne of Blood
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Red Beard
Akihiko Hirata
Known for
Godzilla
Rodan
Kumi Mizuno
Known for
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
The War of the Gargantuas
Tadao Nakamaru
Known for
Terror of Mechagodzilla
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Frankie Sakai
Known for
Shōgun
Mothra
Sachio Sakai
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Yutaka Nakayama
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Yearning
Ren Yamamoto
Known for
Godzilla
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Ikio Sawamura
Known for
Yojimbo
All Monsters Attack
Kihachi Okamoto Director · Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Osamu Hasumoto Story
First release October 30, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Original title 独立愚連隊西へ
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
独立愚連隊西へ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 30, 1960
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 19, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
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