Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)

6.8/10 197 min Drama War History

Overview

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.

Cast

Osamu Takizawa

Yusuke Godai

Shinsuke Ashida

Keisuke Godai

Etsushi Takahashi

Eisuke Godai

Ruriko Asaoka

Yukiko Godai

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Shunsuke Godai

Rentaro Mikuni

Shigata Komijiro

Hideki Takahashi

Shintaro Tsuge

Kōji Takahashi

Masanori Takanata

Gō Katō

Tatsuo Hattori

Mitsuko Mito

Otaki

Shinjirō Ehara

Haiyama

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinozaki Ryoki

Hideaki Nitani

Shofu Yatsugi

Yasuko Sanjo

Ryoko Yatsugi

Takao Itō

Takuro Shimegi

Takahiro Tamura

Fuba Manabu

Gaku Yamamoto

Haku Eisho

Kyôko Kishida

Sanko Otori

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