Kikoku

Kikoku

120 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 12, 2010

An unscheduled late night train arrives at Tokyo station on 15 August, the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. Boarding the train are spirits of great men who died honourable deaths in the war more than 60 years ago. They have come to the modern world to see their homeland as a peaceful country and to tell the lingering spirits of the war dead about the current conditions.

Kikoku

120 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 12, 2010

Kikoku
An unscheduled late night train arrives at Tokyo station on 15 August, the anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. Boarding the train are spirits of great men who died honourable deaths in the war more than 60 years ago. They have come to the modern world to see their homeland as a peaceful country and to tell the lingering spirits of the war dead about the current conditions.
Producers
Original title 歸國
Directors Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Writers

Cast

Maki Horikita

as Kasai Youko (past)

Shun Oguri

as Sublieutenant Kitani

Takeshi Kitano

as Private First Class Oomiya

Osamu Mukai

as Sublieutenant Kusaka