Song of the Canefields

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Song of the Canefields (2003)

Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa

TV Movie, Drama, War · 2h 39m

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 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 war cause. Koichi himself is faced with a moral dilemma when he is ordered to kill a wounded American soldier.

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Cast

Sanma Akashiya Hitomi Kuroki Kenji Sakaguchi Yukie Nakama Aya Ueto Ryo Katsuji
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Natsumi Ohira Emi Ikehata

Crew

Director
Katsuo Fukuzawa
Screenplay
Kazuhiko Yukawa
Original Music Composer
Naohiko Terashima
Producer
Yasuo Yagi

Details

Original title
さとうきび畑の唄
Release date
2003-09-28
Runtime
2h 39m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama, War
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TBS, BS-i, TBS Entertainment