Tale of Army Brutality (陸軍残虐物語) 60 years old

Tale of Army Brutality

Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.

Credits

Tale of Army Brutality Cast

Name Character
Rentarō Mikuni He was 40, 90 years old when he died as Yahichi Inumaru
Katsuo Nakamura He was 25, now 86 years old as Naokichi Suzuki
Kô Nishimura He was 40, 74 years old when he died as Kameoka, Zenji
Isao Tamagawa He was 41, 82 years old when he died
Kaneko Iwasaki She was 30, now 91 years old as Ume, Yahichi's wife
Junkichi Orimoto He was 36, 92 years old when he died
Yoshi Katō He was 50, 75 years old when he died as Seikichi, Yahichi's father
Michirô Minami He was 36, 81 years old when he died as Oshikawa
Akemi Nara
Shinjirô Ehara He was 26, now 87 years old as Tadayoshi Yazaki
Sadako Sawamura She was 54, 87 years old when she died as Toki, Yahichi's mother
Shōji Nakayama He was 35, 70 years old when he died

Tale of Army Brutality Crew

Name Department
Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (71) years old when He died Sound
Yasuo Furuhata as Assistant Director. He was 28 (84) years old when He died Directing
Jun'ya Satô as Director. He was 30 (86) years old when He died Directing
Hanjirô Nakazawa as Director of Photography. Camera
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Tale of Army Brutality (60 years)

  • Release day: Friday, June 14, 1963
  • Runtime: 98 minutes