Tale of Army Brutality
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Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
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Cast
19 people
Rentaro Mikuni
Yahichi Inumaru
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Katsuo Nakamura
Naokichi Suzuki
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Jun'ya Satô
Gorô Tanada
Masaru Satô
Shinjirō Ehara
Tadayoshi Yazaki
Also in
Invasion of the Neptune Men
Rice
Yasuo Furuhata
Also in
Ken San
Kō Nishimura
Kameoka, Zenji
Known for
Yojimbo
Intentions of Murder
Hanjirô Nakazawa
Mitsuo Andō
Known for
Japanese Spiderman
Kaneko Iwasaki
Ume, Yahichi's wife
Known for
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Yoshi Katō
Seikichi, Yahichi's father
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Junya Satō Director · Gorō Tanada Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
First release June 14, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Production Toei Tokyo
Production
Toei Company
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Toei Tokyo
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Japan
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Original title
陸軍残虐物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 14, 1963
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No release date listed for United States.
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