Summary
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a five-man reconnaissance unit is dispatched to scout enemy positions in a volatile territory. After a sudden and intense firefight, the group is separated, leaving the survivors to wait in agonizing suspense at their outpost.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 10 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −48 min on the typical 118
typical 11870Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Released
1938
January 7, 1938
88 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more13 people
- Isamu KosugiUnit Commander Okada
- Bontarō MiakeSergeant Fujimoto
- Ichirō IzawaPrivate Kiguchi
- Shirô IzomePrivate Nakamura
- TNToshinosuke NagaoPrivate Endo
- Hikaru HoshiPrivate Nagano
- TIToshimasa InouePrivate Masaki
- KWKiyoshi WatabePrivate Inoue
- Mantarō UshioPrivate Tanaka
- HNHaruhiko NishiCorporal Yasuda
- ESEnji SatôMilitary doctor
- RKRyôichi KikuchiMessenger
- Ryuji KitaCaptain
Directing · 1
- Tomotaka Tasaka Director, Original Story
Writing · 1
- Yoshirō Aramaki Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Saburō Isayama Director of Photography
Art · 1
- Takashi Matsuyama Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Tatsuo Hirabayashi Sound Recordist
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