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Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e

  • 1960
  • 1h 47m
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Dokuritsu gurentai nishi-e (1960)
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In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a def... Read allIn this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.

  • Director
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Writer
    • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
  • Stars
    • Hideyo Amamoto
    • Tatsuyoshi Ehara
    • Akihiko Hirata
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    117
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    • Director
      • Kihachi Okamoto
    • Writer
      • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
    • Stars
      • Hideyo Amamoto
      • Tatsuyoshi Ehara
      • Akihiko Hirata
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Hideyo Amamoto
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Tatsuyoshi Ehara
      Akihiko Hirata
      Akihiko Hirata
      Kôji Iwamoto
        Haruya Katô
        Shigeo Katô
        • Military police
        Yûzô Kayama
        Yûzô Kayama
        Nadao Kirino
        Akira Kubo
        Akira Kubo
        Kumi Mizuno
        Kumi Mizuno
        Tadao Nakamaru
        Tadao Nakamaru
        Ichirô Nakatani
        Yutaka Nakayama
        Yutaka Nakayama
        Masanobu Oki
        Furankî Sakai
        Furankî Sakai
        Sachio Sakai
        Makoto Satô
        Makoto Satô
        Ikio Sawamura
        Ikio Sawamura
        • Director
          • Kihachi Okamoto
        • Writer
          • Shin'ichi Sekizawa
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          Followed by Yama-neko sakusen (1962)

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        • Release date
          • June 1961 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • Japan
        • Language
          • Japanese
        • Also known as
          • Westward Desperado
        • Production company
          • Toho
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        • Runtime
          • 1h 47m(107 min)
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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