Tale of Army Brutality

1963· 98 min★ 7.1· Drama, War

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.

Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Shinjirō Ehara

Director: Junya Satō