Russia / Nov 09, 2014 / Retrospective of Kihachi Okamoto (Moscow)
Their lives were short, but their music will live on forever.
2h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akira Nagoya | Nezu |
| Hiroshi Hasegawa | Nakano |
| Kenzaburo Osawa | Harada |
| Katsumi Nezu | Oga |
| Ben Hiura | Yoshino |
| Koichi Nakamura | Ueki |
| Akira Nishikawa | Tsuboi |
| Toyoyuki Kimura | Okawa |
| Shigeru Kinami | Chin |
| Keiichi Taki | Sugiyama |
| Kôji Uno | Inamoto |
| Shigeo Katō | Deguchi |
| Nadao Kirino | |
| Toku Ihara | |
| Kazuo Suzuki | |
| Shin Ibuki | |
| Ikio Sawamura |
Genres
DramaWarComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 血と砂 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Mifune Productions |
| Release date | 18 settembre 1965 |
| Production | Toshirō Mifune, Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Kihachi Okamoto, Susumu Saji |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Cinematography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Assistant directors | Kihachi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Additional photography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
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| Production design | Iwao Akune |
| Art direction | Iwao Akune |
| Set decoration | Iwao Akune |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Yoshio Nishikawa |
| Sound | Masaru Satō, Yoshio Nishikawa |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Japan / Sep 18, 1965
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