Romance ·War ·Drama · Japan · 1954 · 1h 45m

Farewell Rabaul

さらばラバウル

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Director
Ishirō Honda
Cast
Ryō Ikebe as Captain Wakabayashi Mariko Okada as Sumiko Komatsu Rentaro Mikuni as Captain Katase Chieko Nakakita as Michiyo Akihiko Hirata as First lieutenant Noguchi Akemi Negishi as Kimu
Crew
Kazuo Yamada — Director of Photography Kôichi Iwashita — Editor Tetsuo Tsukahara — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Takeshi Kimura — Screenplay Dai Nishijima — Screenplay
Synopsis

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.

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Key Collaborators
Ishirō Honda Director Kazuo Yamada Director of Photography Kôichi Iwashita Editor Tetsuo Tsukahara Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Takeshi Kimura Screenplay Dai Nishijima Screenplay Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
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