For Junior Lieutenant Lapshin, the first battle on the Far Eastern Front ended in failure: a Japanese suicide bomber threw himself under his tank and disabled him. Lapshin had private Komarov, a seasoned soldier and a former "penal guard" at his disposal from the entire crew. Yoshio Hanashi is also a suicide soldier who continues to fight alone...
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Yevgeni Markovsky Director · Igor Krasilnikov Composer Alexandr Rud Cinematographer
United States release August 10, 1980 · Produced in Russia · Original title Праздник фонарей
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Original title
Праздник фонарей
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Russian
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Russian
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United States · August 10, 1980
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