Oath on the Burning Sands
5.3
A Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a beautiful Chinese woman (Ri) aside if he is to succeed at building a highway through the "bandit"- (aka anti-Japanese militia-) infested hinterlands.
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Cast
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gate of Hell
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Known for
Scandal
House of Bamboo
Kunio Watanabe
Also in
Mito Kōmon
Chiio Kimura
Ureo Egawa
Also in
Ultra Q
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
Masao Koga
Aiko Satomi
Also in
Shanghai Moon
音楽大進軍
Nobuyoshi Morita
Sachiko Mitani
Known for
Tokyo Story
Yoko Mizumachi
Also in
Winter Inn
Beautiful Departure
Teruko Kato
Also in
Sincerity
World of Love
Sadao Maruyama
Also in
Wife! Be Like a Rose!
Brother and Sister
Kunio Watanabe Director · Chiio Kimura Writer Masao Koga Composer
First release December 25, 1940 · Produced in Japan · Original title 熱砂の誓ひ
Production
Toho Eiga
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
熱砂の誓ひ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 25, 1940
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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