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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.
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Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition.
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Genre:Drama, War, History
Written By:Atsushi Takeda, Nobuo Yamada
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Runtime:181 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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