Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Movie

Drama

Mystery

War

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.

Date: 03/12/1972

Rating: 7.5

Cast: Sachiko Hidari, Tetsuro Tamba, Noboru Mitani, Sanae Nakahara, Yumiko Fujita, Shinjirô Ehara, Taketoshi Naitō, Kôichi Yamamoto, Kan'emon Nakamura, Shônosuke Ichikawa, Takeshi Seki, Nenji Kobayashi, Isao Natsuyagi, Paul Maki, Mugihito, Hachizô Fujikawa, Harukazu Kitami, Hiroshi Kitasôma, Takashi Sue, Mayumi Fujisato, Yûko Hideshima, Kazuko Utsumi, Setsuko Tanaka, Yoshikazu Sugi, Gōzō Sōma, Masazumi Okabe, Hirotaka Motoyama, Takashi Matsumoto, Shigeru Mochimaru, Jack Maurice, Satarō Taki, Shintarô Mishima, Sakae Umezu, Koji Miemachi

Sachiko Hidari