Oath on the Burning Sands (1940)

7.5/10 124 min Drama War

Overview

A Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a beautiful Chinese woman (Ri) aside if he is to succeed at building a highway through the "bandit"- (aka anti-Japanese militia-) infested hinterlands.

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Ureo Egawa

Sachiko Mitani

Sadao Maruyama

Yōnosuke Toba

Susumu Fujita

Kokuten Kōdō

Eitarō Shindō

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