Song of the Canefields

Overview

Hirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As fighting spreads, the family takes refuge far from the city, but soon, child after child is drafted to serve in various branches of the military and in organizations supporting the war cause. Koichi himself is faced with a moral dilemma when he is ordered to kill a wounded American soldier.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 28, 2003

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TBS,BS-i,TBS Entertainment

Cast

Natsumi Ohira,Sanma Akashiya,Hitomi Kuroki,Emi Ikehata,Kenji Sakaguchi,Aya Ueto,Yukie Nakama,Ryo Katsuji

Director

Katsuo Fukuzawa

Writer

Kazuhiko Yukawa

Producer

Yasuo Yagi

Music

Naohiko Terashima

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0471372