Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)

7.5/10 96 min Drama Mystery War

Overview

A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

Sakie Togashi

Tetsuro Tamba

Sergeant Katsuo Togashi

Noboru Mitani

Pvt. Tsuguo Terajima

Sanae Nakahara

Mrs. Ochi

Yumiko Fujita

Tomoko Togashi

Shinjirō Ehara

Lt. Goto

Taketoshi Naitō

Tadahiko Ohashi

Kôichi Yamamoto

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Kan'emon Nakamura

Takeo Senda

Nenji Kobayashi

Isao Natsuyagi

Private Sakai

Paul Maki

Self

Mugihito

Mayumi Fujisato

Pvt. Sakai's Wife

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