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山河燃ゆ

Original title: 山河燃ゆ

Year

1984

Rating

★ 8.0/10

Runtime

45 min

Seasons

1

Genres

Drama

The three Amaba brothers are second-generation Japanese Americans, whose allegiances are torn by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Determined to show his loyalty to his adopted country, Isamu volunteers for the U.S. Army and is shipped off to fight in Europe. A second brother, studying in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, is conscripted to fight against the Americans as a Japanese soldier. The third brother Kenji (Matsumoto) avoids conflict by enlisting as a military interpreter, in which capacity he witnesses the war crimes trials that followed Japan's defeat.

Cast: 二代目 松本白鸚, Toshirō Mifune, 沢田研二, 児玉清, Toshiyuki Nishida, 多岐川裕美