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Army

1944Movie1 h 27 min

66

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66

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Summary

Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.

Good for

Friends night
Teens
Drop-in friendly

Skip it if

You need an uplifting mood

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Breaks your heart.
Weighs on you.
Leaves you shaken.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.4
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −22 min on the typical 109
typical 10987
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121
Released
1944
December 7, 1944
82 years ago
Genres
DramaWar
Language
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
12 of 12
Directing · 1
Keisuke Kinoshita Director
Writing · 2
Tadao Ikeda Screenplay
Ashihei Hino Original Story
Production · 1
Ken'ichirô Yasuda Production Manager, Producer
Camera · 1
Yoshio Taketomi Director of Photography
Sound · 1
Sachio Obi Sound
Art · 1
Isamu Motoki Art Direction, Production Design

Tropes

Getting Crap Past the Radarin 288 titlesThe film pays lip service to the idea of the patriotic duty of Japanese citizens, and the duty of Japanese parents to give their sons to the Emperor, but the ending sends a very different message.Armchair Militaryin 173 titlesTomohiko and all his other civilian buddies, barking about how Japan has to avenge itself, how Shintaro needs to become a soldier, etc.All 13 tropes

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