In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 110 mins
Release Date : 1957-06-25
(Rie)
(Hantaro Kido)
(Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido)
(Haru, beloved of Tomohide)
(Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido)
(Masu)
(Kojiro, second son of Kido)
(Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son)
(The regimental commander)
(Ōta)
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