War ·Drama · Japan · 1960 · 1h 47m

Westward Desperado

独立愚連隊西へ

Director

Cast

Makoto Satō as Yūzō Kayama as Akira Kubo as Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Akihiko Hirata as Kumi Mizuno as

Crew

Yuzuru Aizawa — Director of Photography Yoshitami Kuroiwa — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Shinichi Sekizawa — Screenplay Kihachi Okamoto — Screenplay

Synopsis

In this patriotic WW II drama, the Japanese army demonstrates its courage and willingness to do anything to win as they endeavor to sneak into Communist China to bring back the flag of a defeated enemy regiment.

Mood & Themes

world war ii

Key Collaborators

Kihachi Okamoto Director Yuzuru Aizawa Director of Photography Yoshitami Kuroiwa Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Shinichi Sekizawa Screenplay Kihachi Okamoto Screenplay

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