The Revolt

The Revolt

150 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 15, 1980

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...

The Revolt

150 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 15, 1980

The Revolt
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...
Producers Toei Company, Ltd., Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd.
Original title 動乱
Directors Shinichirô Sawai, Shirô Moritani
Writers Nobuo Yamada

Cast

Ken Takakura

as Keisuke Miyagi

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Kaoru Mizoguchi

Masakane Yonekura

as MP Sergeant Major Shima

Junko Sakurada

as Yoko Takami

Kei Satō

as / Narrator (voice)

Toshiyuki Nagashima

as Hideo Mizoguchi

Rokkō Toura

as MP Captain Abe

Akira Kume

as Kinzo Mizoguchi

Nenji Kobayashi

as Sergeant Harada

Yûsuke Jin

as Lieutenant Tachihara

Jun Takigawa

as Lieutenant Iwasaki

Kojiro Oka

as Lieutenant Katayama

Shin Saito

as Lieutenant Kumagai

Tatsumi Ishihara

as Lieutenant Seto

Retsu Mori

as Lieutenant Ishikawa

Shu Morita

as Lieutenant Yamazaki

Yoshio Adachi

as Lieutenant Adachi

Kai Atō

as Veteran A

Teruo Shimizu

as Veteran B

Chû Takatsuki

as Veteran C

Kôji Sawada

as Veteran D

Shigeru Aoki

as Veteran E

Shigeru Yamada

as Veteran F

Hiroyuki Inaba

as Signaller

Iwao Dan

as Officer A

Toyonori Murazoe

as Veteran G

Hiroki Oshima

as Veteran H

Akira Sera

as Prime Minister Inukai

Motoo Noguchi

as Minister of Finance​

Takeshi Yamamoto

as Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal

Zenichi Inagawa

as Grand Chamberlain

Susumu Kurobe

as Navy Lieutenant B

Jirō Sagawa

as Procurer

Osamu Kimura

as Man in business suit

Gorō Naya

as Announcer