"On an island in the Pacific, in a world about to change..." 23 June 1984 Drama, Comedy, War 143 mins
In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.
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Takaya Yamauchi as Ryuta Ashigara
Ken Watanabe as Tetsuo Nakai
Yoshiyuki Omori as Saburo Masaki
Shiori Sakura as Takeme "Mume" Hatano
Shima Iwashita as Tome Anabuki
Hiromi Go as Masao Nakai
Masako Natsume as Komako Nakai
Hideji Ōtaki as Ashigara
Jūzō Itami as Hatano
Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay
Masahiro Shinoda Director
Yû Aku Novel
Sachiko Yamaji Editor
Shinichiro Ikebe Original Music Composer
Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography
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Japan 23 June 1984
United States 17 May 1985
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