Gekimetsu no uta
Three daughters have graduated from the music school and have gone their separate ways. On the day of the outbreak of war, the three girls meet again for the first time since their graduation ceremony. This film was made at the end of the war to promote the military song “Song of the Annihilation of the United States and Great Britain” and to raise the will to fight.
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Cast
6 people
Mieko Takamine
桜井千鶴
Known for
The 47 Ronin
Yukiko Todoroki
堀越弓子
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Yumeji Tsukioka
下田美穂
Known for
Late Spring
Twenty-Four Eyes
Yoshie Fujiwara
Also in
Yoshie Fujiwara's Hometown
The Lucky Chair
Chishū Ryū
河上耕造
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Junji Masuda
小牧
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
Scandal
Yasushi Sasaki Director · Yoshiro Tsuji Writer Kiyo'o Hirayama Writer
First release March 29, 1945 · Produced in Japan · Original title 撃滅の歌
Production
Shochiku Ofuna
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Japan
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Original title
撃滅の歌
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 29, 1945
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No release date listed for United States.
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