Mystery ·War ·Drama · Japan · 1976 · 1h 34m

The War of the 16 Year Olds

十六歳の戦争

The War of the 16 Year Olds poster

Director

Toshio Matsumoto

Cast

Itsuro Shimoda as Jin Kumiko Akiyoshi as Azuna Casey Takamine as Yoshio Okaji Michiko Saga as Yasuko Takamaru Sasaki as Kōzaburō Hideaki Obara as Akio

Crew

Takayo Oshikiri — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Itsuro Shimoda — Original Music Composer Masahiro Yamada — Screenplay Toshio Matsumoto — Screenplay Takuji Yamaguchi — Producer

Synopsis

A young drifter and a precocious sixteen years old girl slowly form a bond in a small town haunted by its wartime past.

Key Collaborators

Toshio Matsumoto Director Takayo Oshikiri Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Itsuro Shimoda Original Music Composer Masahiro Yamada Screenplay Toshio Matsumoto Screenplay Takuji Yamaguchi Producer

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