War ·Drama ·Comedy · Japan · 1984 · 2h 23m

MacArthur's Children

瀬戸内少年野球団

MacArthur's Children poster
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Cast
Takaya Yamauchi as Ryuta Ashigara Ken Watanabe as Tetsuo Nakai Yoshiyuki Omori as Saburo Masaki Shiori Sakura as Takeme "Mume" Hatano Shima Iwashita as Tome Anabuki Hiromi Go as Masao Nakai
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji — Editor Shinichiro Ikebe — Original Music Composer Tsutomu Tamura — Screenplay Yû Aku — Novel
Tagline

On an island in the Pacific, in a world about to change...

Synopsis

In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.

Trailer MacArthur's Children — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
japanpost world war ii
Key Collaborators
Masahiro Shinoda Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji Editor Shinichiro Ikebe Original Music Composer Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay Yû Aku Novel
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