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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

Genre : Drama, War, History

Runtime : 3H 15M

Director : Satsuo Yamamoto
Writer : Nobuo Yamada

Synopsis

Keisuke Godai, head of the upstart Godai family conglomerate, plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.

Actors

Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Yusuke Godai
Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida
Keisuke Godai
Etsushi Takahashi
Etsushi Takahashi
Eisuke Godai
Ruriko Asaoka
Ruriko Asaoka
Yukiko Godai
Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII
Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII
Shunsuke Godai
Mori Satô
Mori Satô
Junko Godai
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Shimada
Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi
Shintaro
Shinjirô Ehara
Shinjirô Ehara
Kōji Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi
Yûjirô Ishihara
Yûjirô Ishihara
Hideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani
Yasuko Sanjo
Yasuko Sanjo
Takao Ito
Takao Ito
Tsuguaki Yoshida
Tsuguaki Yoshida
Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki

Crews

Satsuo Yamamoto
Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Nobuo Yamada
Nobuo Yamada
Screenplay
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Music
Mutsuo Tanji
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Akira Kato
Akira Kato
Assistant Director
Tadahiko Isomi
Tadahiko Isomi
Assistant Director
Shinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda
Director of Photography
Yoshinaga Yoko'o
Yoshinaga Yoko'o
Production Design
Hiroshi Fukatami
Hiroshi Fukatami
Production Design
Yasuo Iwaki
Yasuo Iwaki
Gaffer
Tsuneo Furuyama
Tsuneo Furuyama
Sound
Jumpei Gomikawa
Jumpei Gomikawa
Novel
Kano Ôtsuka
Kano Ôtsuka
Producer
Yasushi Takeda
Yasushi Takeda
Producer
Tokuko Miyako
Tokuko Miyako
Producer

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