Released:
1959-01-15

Overview:
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.

Director:
Masaki Kobayashi

Runtime:
3h 24min

Genre:
War, Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Tatsuya Nakadai
  as
  Kaji
• 
  Michiyo Aratama
  as
  Michiko
• 
  Chikage Awashima
  as
  Tôfuku Kin
• 
  Ineko Arima
  as
  Shunran Yô
• 
  So Yamamura
  as
  Okishima