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Karafuto 1945 Summer

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  • Drama
  • War
  • History

Overview

The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.

Keywords

  • world war ii

Details

Status
Released
Release date
August 17, 1974
Original language
Japanese
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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