Their lives were short, but their music will live on forever.
1965 · 2h 12m · Drama, War, Comedy
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Writers: Kihachi Okamoto, Susumu Saji
Music by: Masaru Satō
Cinematography: Rokurô Nishigaki
Editor: Yoshitami Kuroiwa