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Kenji Comes Home (1949)
Directed by Charles F. Schwep
Documentary · 35m
Kenji Comes Home is a 1949 documentary film produced by Paul F. Heard. Written and directed by Charles F. Schwep, it was filmed on location in Japan and employed native actors. The film is the story of Kenji, a repatriated prisoner of war in Japan, and his difficulties in settling down. He is torn between the glowing promises of communism and ideals of his girlfriend Aki's Christian religion. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Charles F. Schwep
- Writer
- Charles F. Schwep
- Director of Photography
- Saburō Isayama
- Editor
- Charles R. Senf
- Producer
- Paul F. Heard
Details
- Release date
- 1949-01-01
- Runtime
- 35m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Japanese
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Protestant Film Commission