Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Brief Synopsis
The widow of a Japanese sargeant inquires how her husband met his death in New Guinea in the last days of World War II. What she finds are a series of lies and half-truths that attest to the inhumanity of war and the value of sacrifice to a prosperous postwar Japan.
Cast & Crew
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Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Tetsuro Tamba
Sergeant
Sachiko Hidari
Wife
Shinjiro Ehara
Ochi
Kanemon Nakamura
Tesinjara
Isao Natsuyagi
Teacher
Film Details
Also Known As
Gunki Hatameku Motoni, Under the Fluttering Military Flag
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
War
Release Date
1972
Production Company
Toho Company Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
The widow of a Japanese sargeant inquires how her husband met his death in New Guinea in the last days of World War II. What she finds are a series of lies and half-truths that attest to the inhumanity of war and the value of sacrifice to a prosperous postwar Japan.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Cast
Tetsuro Tamba
Sergeant
Sachiko Hidari
Wife
Shinjiro Ehara
Ochi
Kanemon Nakamura
Tesinjara
Isao Natsuyagi
Teacher
Koichi Yamamaoto
Actor
Noboru Mitani
Sanae Nakahara
Tetsuro Tamba
Crew
Kinji Fukasaku
Screenwriter
Hikaru Hayashi
Music
Tatsuya Irino
Production Designer
Seishi Matsumaru
Producer
Norio Osada
Screenwriter
Hiroshi Segawa
Director Of Photography
Kaneto Shindo
Screenwriter
Eigasha Shinsei
Producer
Shohei Tokizane
Producer
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Shoji Yuki
Source Material (From Novel)
Film Details
Also Known As
Gunki Hatameku Motoni, Under the Fluttering Military Flag
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Historical
War
Release Date
1972
Production Company
Toho Company Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer July 6, 2001
Released in United States Summer July 6, 2001
