Tale of Army Brutality (1963)
Original title: 陸軍残虐物語
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
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Rentaro MikuniYahichi Inumaru
Katsuo NakamuraNaokichi Suzuki
Shinjirō EharaTadayoshi Yazaki
Kō NishimuraKameoka, Zenji
Mitsuo Andō
Kaneko IwasakiUme, Yahichi's wife
Yoshi KatōSeikichi, Yahichi's father
Michirō MinamiOshikawa
Shoji NakayamaAkemi Nara
Junkichi Orimoto
Sadako SawamuraToki, Yahichi's motherMovie DNA
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What is Tale of Army Brutality about?
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
How long is Tale of Army Brutality?
Tale of Army Brutality has a runtime of 98 minutes.