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戦争末期に100名の中年兵士が召集された。松山啓太らその兵士達は上官のくじ引きで赴任先が決められ、フィリピンへの赴任が決まり生きて帰って来れないと悟った森川定造はハガキを読んだことを自分の妻、友子に伝えて欲しいとハガキを啓太に託す。終戦後、啓太ら、たった6人の兵士のみが生き残りハガキを元に友子の家を尋ねるが…
Cinematography
The 95-year-old director shot the film in his hometown of Ishiuchi, Hiroshima. The story is based on a teacher he had when he was a child.
Cinematography
Writer/Director Kaneto Shindô recounts his time spent in the Japanese Navy in WWII. He tells about the harsh training, grueling conditions, and tragic losses which are reenacted in black & white sequences.
