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Original Title: 愛と炎と

1961
1h 38m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1961

Runtime

1h 38m

Storyline

An employee at an oil cartel (Mihashi) is haunted by an act years before when he euthanized a fellow soldier when the two were adrift at sea during the Pacific War. Matters are complicated further when he falls in love with the soldier's younger sister (Tsukasa).

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Jun 17, 1961
Languages
Japanese
Director
Eizō Sugawa
Eizō Sugawa
Production
TOHO
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

13 Cast Members

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

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