The Revolt (1980)

7.0/10 150 min War Drama

Overview

When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...

Cast

Ken Takakura

Keisuke Miyagi

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kaoru Mizoguchi

Masakane Yonekura

MP Sergeant Major Shima

Junko Sakurada

Yoko Takami

Takahiro Tamura

Takashi Shimura

Kunie Tanaka

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Shin Kishida

Tonpei Hidari

Asao Koike

Yūsuke Kawazu

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Hideo Mizoguchi

Akira Nishikino

Rokkō Toura

MP Captain Abe

Bin Amatsu

Tomoe Hiiro

Zenpei Saga

Nenji Kobayashi

Sergeant Harada

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