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1950 · 109 mins · Japanese
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Directed by
Hideo Sekigawa
Starring
Haruko Sugimura, Kinzô Shin, Akitake Kôno, Yôichi Numata, Yoshio Ōmori, Asao Sano

An overtly anti‑war drama set in Burma, drawn from the letters and diaries of Japanese student soldiers who perished in World II. It portrays the stark contrast between the soldiers’ hopeful ideals and the cynical, bullying behavior of their commanders, exposing the daily hardships and moral conflicts faced by the troops.

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