Drama ·War · Japan · 1954 · 1h 45m

The End of a Day

日の果て

Director

Cast

Koji Tsuruta as Lieutenant Uji Yasumi Hara as Takashiro Gocho Isao Kimura as Eiji Okada as Leutnant Guni Hanata Yukiko Shimazaki as Chie Harue Tone as

Crew

Minoru Maeda — Director of Photography Akikazu Kono — Editor Ikuma Dan — Original Music Composer Ryōsuke Saitō — Screenplay Yasutaro Yagi — Screenplay

Synopsis

Military doctor Leutenant Hanada deserts during the war in the Philippines with a local girl. The officer in command orders Lieutenant Uji to shoot Hanada. Uji takes a sharpshooter called Takagi and tracks him. At first Uji cannot forgive Hanada but as Uji is isolated from the main force he too starts to think of desertion.

Key Collaborators

Satsuo Yamamoto Director Minoru Maeda Director of Photography Akikazu Kono Editor Ikuma Dan Original Music Composer Ryōsuke Saitō Screenplay Yasutaro Yagi Screenplay

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