Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow (1971)
1971 · 3h 1m · Drama, War, History
Genres: Drama, War, History
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.
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Writers: Atsushi Takeda, Nobuo Yamada, Jumpei Gomikawa
Music by: Masaru Satō
Cinematography: Shinsaku Himeda
Editor: Mutsuo Tanji
Part of the Men and War franchise.
Cast
Osamu Takizawa as Yusuke GodaiShinsuke Ashida as Keisuke GodaiRuriko Asaoka as Yukiko GodaiEtsushi Takahashi as Eisuke GodaiNakamura Kanzaburo as Shunsuke GodaiSayuri Yoshinaga as Yoriko GodaiKei Yamamoto as Kohei ShimegiMitsuko Mito as OtakiHideki Takahashi as Shintaro TsugeYūjirō Ishihara as Shinozaki RyokiRentaro Mikuni as Shigata KomijiroKōji Takahashi as Masanori TakanataMore like this
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