Westward Desperado
Brief Synopsis
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During World War II, the Independent Samonji unit of the Japanese army is ordered to regain the standard of a regiment lost on the North China front. Although accused of robbery and violations of military ethics, the unit, led by its daredevil lieutenant, accomplishes its mission against the Chinese...
Cast & Crew
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Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Yuzo Kayama
Makoto Sato
Kumi Mizuno
Frankie Sakai
Ichiro Nakayama
Film Details
Also Known As
Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Jun 1961
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
Synopsis
During World War II, the Independent Samonji unit of the Japanese army is ordered to regain the standard of a regiment lost on the North China front. Although accused of robbery and violations of military ethics, the unit, led by its daredevil lieutenant, accomplishes its mission against the Chinese Communists.
Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Cast
Yuzo Kayama
Makoto Sato
Kumi Mizuno
Frankie Sakai
Ichiro Nakayama
Akihiko Hirata
Sachio Sakai
Shoji Ooki
Tatsuji Ebara
Yasushi Yamamoto
Akira Kubo
Tadao Nakamaru
Mayumi Tamura
Michiyo Yokoyama
Ichiro Nakatani
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Jun 1961
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 47m
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Released in Japan in 1960 as Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e.
