
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Rie

Rentaro Mikuni as Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura as Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho as Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara as Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida as Masu

Hiroshi Kondō as Kojiro, second son of Kido

Shouichi Nishida as Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son

Tomo'o Nagai as The regimental commander

Ton Shimada as Ōta

Tatsuya Gashûin as

Nakajirō Tomita as

Shōhachi Uchikoshi as

Takashi Sue as

Natsue Shiga as

Haruo Aizawa as
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