Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

96 mins | Drama, War, Mystery | March 12, 1972

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.

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

96 mins | Drama, War, Mystery | March 12, 1972

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 軍旗はためく下に
Directors Kinji Fukasaku
Writers Shôji Yuki, Norio Osada, Kaneto Shindō, Kinji Fukasaku

Cast

Sachiko Hidari

as Sakie Togashi

Tetsurō Tamba

as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi

Noboru Mitani

as Pvt. Tsuguo Terajima

Sanae Nakahara

as Mrs. Ochi

Yumiko Fujita

as Tomoko Togashi

Shinjirô Ehara

as Lt. Goto

Taketoshi Naitô

as Tadahiko Ohashi

Kôichi Yamamoto

as Ministry of Health and Welfare

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Takeo Senda

Shônosuke Ichikawa

as Nobuyuki Ochi

Takeshi Seki

as Tomoyuki Akiba

Isao Natsuyagi

as Private Sakai

Paul Maki

as Self

Mayumi Fujisato

as Pvt. Sakai's Wife