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MacArthur's Children (1984)

On an island in the Pacific, in a world about to change...

Genre : War, Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 2H 23M

Director : Masahiro Shinoda
Writer : Tsutomu Tamura

Synopsis

In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.

Actors

Takaya Yamauchi
Takaya Yamauchi
Ryuta Ashigara
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Tetsuo Nakai
Yoshiyuki Omori
Yoshiyuki Omori
Saburo Masaki
Shiori Sakura
Shiori Sakura
Takeme "Mume" Hatano
Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Tome Anabuki
Hiromi Gô
Hiromi Gô
Masao Nakai
Masako Natsume
Masako Natsume
Komako Nakai
Hideji Ôtaki
Hideji Ôtaki
Ashigara

Crews

Masahiro Shinoda
Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Yû Aku
Yû Aku
Novel
Tsutomu Tamura
Tsutomu Tamura
Screenplay
Shinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Sachiko Yamaji
Sachiko Yamaji
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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