The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
Not an easy watch but a highly rewarding one.
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Japan · 1959
1h 48m
Director Kon Ichikawa
Starring Eiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis, Mantarō Ushio
Genre Drama, War
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As the Second World War draws to an end, the survivors of the Japanese Army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain starvation. A private with tuberculosis attempts to stay alive amid the squalid conditions and desperation, despite orders to commit suicide if the next hospital turns him away.
The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young
Not an easy watch but a highly rewarding one.
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