United Red Army
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Koji Wakamatsu
Anri Ban
Kaoru Okunuki
Soran Tamoto
Go Jibiki
Taku Sakaguchi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Portrays the turbulent times leading up to the Asama lodge incident, when five members of the Japanese United Red Army, following a bloody purge that left twelve members of the group dead, broke into the holiday lodge below Mount Asama taking the wife of the lodge-keeper as a hostage. A standoff between police and the United Red Army took place, lasting ten days in February 1972.
Director
Koji Wakamatsu
Cast
Anri Ban
Kaoru Okunuki
Soran Tamoto
Go Jibiki
Taku Sakaguchi
Takaki Uda
Shirô Sano
Akie Namiki
Sakai Maki
Shima Ohnishi
Hideo Nakaizumi
Crew
Genji Ito
Masayuki Kakegawa
Yukio Kubota
Jim O'rourke
Asako Otomo
Asako Otomo
Noriko Ozaki
Yoshihisa Toda
Tomohiko Tsuji
Koji Wakamatsu
Koji Wakamatsu
Koji Wakamatsu
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of two awards including the Forum C.I.C.A.E. Prize and the NETPAC-Prize at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival.
Limited Release in United States Spring May 27, 2011
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States February 2008
Released in United States June 2009
Released in United States October 2008
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 7-17, 2008.
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-30, 2008.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (L.A. Film Critics: The Films That Got Away) June 18-28, 2009.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 25-October 10, 2008.)
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 25-October 10, 2008.
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-30, 2008.)
Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 7-17, 2008.)
Limited Release in United States Spring May 27, 2011 (New York City)
Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (L.A. Film Critics: The Films That Got Away) June 18-28, 2009.)
