The Ode to Joy (2006)

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Released:
2006-06-17

Overview:
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.

Director:
Masanobu Deme

Runtime:
2h 15min

Genre:
Drama, History, War, Music

  • Cast:
  • Ken Matsudaira
    as
    Matsue
  • Bruno Ganz
    as
    Kurt Heinrich
  • Hiroshi Abe
    as
    Iko
  • Jun Kunimura
    as
    Takagi
  • Oliver Bootz
    as
    Carl Baum