Burning Mountain River

Overview

The three Amaba brothers are second-generation Japanese Americans, whose allegiances are torn by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Determined to show his loyalty to his adopted country, Isamu volunteers for the U.S. Army and is shipped off to fight in Europe. A second brother, studying in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, is conscripted to fight against the Americans as a Japanese soldier. The third brother Kenji (Matsumoto) avoids conflict by enlisting as a military interpreter, in which capacity he witnesses the war crimes trials that followed Japan's defeat.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 8, 1984

Last aired

December 23, 1984

Episodes

51

Network

NHK

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

NHK

Creator

Toyoko Yamasaki

Homepage

Official site