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Song of the Canefields

Original title: Satôkibi batake no uta
  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • 2h 34m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
49
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Song of the Canefields (2003)
JapaneseDramaHistoryWar

Hirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As ... Read allHirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As fighting spreads, the family takes refuge far from the city, but soon, child after child i... Read allHirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As fighting spreads, the family takes refuge far from the city, but soon, child after child is drafted to serve in various branches of the military and in organizations supporting the... Read all

  • Director
    • Katsuo Fukuzawa
  • Writer
    • Kazuhiko Yukawa
  • Stars
    • Sanma Akashiya
    • Hitomi Kuroki
    • Kenji Sakaguchi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    49
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    • Director
      • Katsuo Fukuzawa
    • Writer
      • Kazuhiko Yukawa
    • Stars
      • Sanma Akashiya
      • Hitomi Kuroki
      • Kenji Sakaguchi
    • 1User review
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    Top Cast27

    Sanma Akashiya
    • Koichi Hirayama
    Hitomi Kuroki
    • Michiko Hirayama
    Kenji Sakaguchi
    • Isamu Hirayama
    Yukie Nakama
    Yukie Nakama
    • Noriko Hirayama
    Aya Ueto
    Aya Ueto
    • Mie Hirayama
    Ryô Katsuji
    Ryô Katsuji
    • Noboru Hirayama
    Natsumi Ohira
    • Haruko Hirayama
    Taiki Wagatsuma
    • Takeshi Hirayama
    • (as Taiki Agatsuma)
    Joe Odagiri
    Joe Odagiri
    • Yoshioka
    Ryôko Moriyama
    • Ryoko Moriyama
    Thomas Lynch
    • Soldier 1
    Kazuyo Aoki
    Shin Aomori
    Manabu Hamada
    Kazuyoshi Hayashi
    Emi Ikehata
    Emi Ikehata
    • The Bride
    Ken Mitsuishi
    Kôko Mori
    • Director
      • Katsuo Fukuzawa
    • Writer
      • Kazuhiko Yukawa
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    • Trivia
      The film received significant attention at the time of its release for being one of the few Japanese films about WWII that didn't deny or downplay the war crimes of Japan, as the main protagonists of the film (the Hirayama family) are an Okinawan family from the opposite side of the conflict who are actually portrayed in a sympathetic light instead of as enemies to the Japanese, and the film's narrative never condones the war crimes being committed against the Hirayama family or any other innocent Japanese or Okinawan people who simply wanted to live their lives in peace and not have anything to do with the war.
    • Soundtracks
      Satôkibi batake
      Written by Ryôko Moriyama

      Performed by Ryôko Moriyama

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 28, 2003 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • TBS
      • TBS (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Production company
      • Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 34m(154 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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