Film

Farewell Rabaul

Name: Farewell Rabaul
Director: Ishirō Honda
Released: 1954
Rating: 10
Cast: Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Rentaro Mikuni, Chieko Nakakita, Akihiko Hirata

1954 · 105 min · ★ 10 · Dir. Ishirō Honda

This is a film about a Naval Air Corps Director who hates the war. Director Honda uses this film to ask the question "What is war?", showing the human bonds between Japan and America, Japanese military tactics which had little regard for life, and the attitude of Japanese military personnel who treated their actions as if they were just doing a job. This film contains few battle scenes, concentrating instead on the love stories of young officers and female members of the community in this lonely air base.