Overview
Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Hiroshi NomaOriginal Story
- Yusaku YamagataScreenplay
- Original title
- 真空地帯
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 10, 1952
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Isao KimuraPrivate Riichiro Kitani
Takashi KandaTroop Commander Mine
Yoshi KatōLieutenant Hayashi
Tsutomu ShimomotoPrivate Soda
Masao MishimaWarrant Officer Tatsuzawa
Eiji OkadaSecond Lieutenant Okamoto
Harue ToneHanae
Toshio TakaharaPrivate Some
Nobuo KanekoSergeant Kaneko
Kō NishimuraSergeant Osumi
Yōichi NumataDuty Officer of the week
Asao SanoPrivate First Class Jino
Isao NumasakiHikoza- Kiyoshi NonomuraPrivate Uchimura
- Kenji SusukidaUchimura's father
Tokue HanazawaPrivate Hiroi- Bunpei TakeuchiPrivate Seko
Kō MishimaPrivate Anzai
Masami ShimojōPrivate Tsuchiya- Hisashi Imahashi
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