War ·Drama · Japan · 1938 · 1h 10m

Five Scouts

五人の斥候兵

Five Scouts poster
Director
Tomotaka Tasaka
Cast
Isamu Kosugi as Unit Commander Okada Bontarō Miake as Sergeant Fujimoto Ichirō Izawa as Private Kiguchi Shirô Izome as Private Nakamura Toshinosuke Nagao as Private Endo Hikaru Hoshi as Private Nagano
Crew
Saburō Isayama — Director of Photography Yoshirō Aramaki — Screenplay Takashi Matsuyama — Production Design
Synopsis

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a five-man reconnaissance unit is dispatched to scout enemy positions in a volatile territory. After a sudden and intense firefight, the group is separated, leaving the survivors to wait in agonizing suspense at their outpost.

Key Collaborators
Tomotaka Tasaka Director Saburō Isayama Director of Photography Yoshirō Aramaki Screenplay Takashi Matsuyama Production Design
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