August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
- War
Overview
July 1945. War‑exhausted Japan groans under the heel of a brutal military regime. Young journalist Saeki struggles to cling to a fading sense of justice. Writer Yoshida slowly loses his convictions to the darkness of unquestioning orders. Kimiko, a young woman, bears the scars of cruelty from the cold‑hearted military police. Private Yamada has deserted the army. His wife, Ryōko, is branded a traitor's wife and relentlessly hunted. When Yamada finally reaches home, he finds his sick child Toshiko lying in bed. The military police drag him away in front of his family; a struggle ensues, and Yamada is shot dead before his wife's eyes. Hiroshima is annihilated by an atomic bomb. Rumors spread of a final decisive battle on the mainland. The people clutch bamboo spears with gaunt hands. Then August 15th arrives: Japan's defeat is laid bare before the stunned populace.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 1, 1952
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Cast
- Eiji Okada,Akitake Kōno,Yatsuko Tan'ami,Kinzō Shin,Haruko Toda,Hatae Kishi,Masao Mishima,Tokue Hanazawa,Kyōko Kagawa
- Director
- Hideo Sekigawa
- Producer
- Toshiyuki Okada
- Cinematography
- Shizuka Fujii
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt8866628