There Was a War When I Was a Child
4.6
An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.
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Cast
17 people
Meiko Kaji
Known for
Lady Snowblood
Yu Yu Hakusho
Fumie Kashiyama
Known for
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
Naoyuki Suzuki
Masatake Wakita
Catharia
Emi
Sadao Saito
Sadaro Saito
Hiromi Kurita
Also in
Dear Summer Sister
The Inferno
Yutaka Hayashi
Known for
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Kenji Shiiya
Known for
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Hatsuo Yamaya
Known for
Kids Return
Demons
Hitomi Nakahara
Also in
All My Children
Kimi no na wa
Sadaro Saito Director · Naoyuki Suzuki Screenplay
First release February 14, 1981 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku
Production
Bunko Production
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
子どものころ戦争があった
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 14, 1981
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
May 8, 1986
United Kingdom
June 11, 1983 · TV premiere
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