Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)

  • NR
  • 03/12/1972 (JP)
  • Drama, Mystery, War
  • 1h 36m

Overview

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.

Kinji Fukasaku

Director, Writer

Norio Osada

Writer

Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

Shôji Yuki

Novel

Cast

Sachiko Hidari's headshot

Sachiko Hidari

Sakie Togashi
Tetsuro Tamba's headshot

Tetsuro Tamba

Sergeant Katsuo Togashi
Noboru Mitani's headshot

Noboru Mitani

Pvt. Tsuguo Terajima
Sanae Nakahara's headshot

Sanae Nakahara

Mrs. Ochi
Yumiko Fujita's headshot

Yumiko Fujita

Tomoko Togashi
Shinjirô Ehara's headshot

Shinjirô Ehara

Lt. Goto
Taketoshi Naitō's headshot

Taketoshi Naitō

Tadahiko Ohashi
Kôichi Yamamoto's headshot

Kôichi Yamamoto

Ministry of Health and Welfare

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