Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
As the Japanese military has established the puppet state of Manchukuo and is advancing its invasion of Asia, fighting intensifying battles against anti-Japanese partisans, the Godai zaibatsu becomes involved in large-scale opium smuggling. Shunsuke, second son of the Godai family, falls in love with a married woman. Meanwhile, Kohei, the love of the second daughter, Junko, throws himself into the anti-war movement.
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As the Japanese military has established the puppet state of Manchukuo and is advancing its invasion of Asia, fighting intensifying battles against anti-Japanese partisans, the Godai zaibatsu becomes involved in large-scale opium smuggling. Shunsuke, second son of the Godai family, falls in love with a married woman. Meanwhile, Kohei, the love of the second daughter, Junko, throws himself into the anti-war movement.
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Genre:Drama, War, History
Written By:Atsushi Takeda, Nobuo Yamada
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Runtime:179 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast
Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Osamu Takizawa
Yusuke Godai
Shinsuke Ashida
Keisuke Godai
Ruriko Asaoka
Yukiko Godai
Etsushi Takahashi
Eisuke Godai
Nakamura Kanzaburo
Shunsuke Godai
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Yoriko Godai
Kei Yamamoto
Kohei Shimegi
Mitsuko Mito
Otaki
Hideki Takahashi
Shintaro Tsuge
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shinozaki Ryoki
Rentaro Mikuni
Shigata Komijiro
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