Song Of The Canefields
Description
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.
Stars
Sanma Akashiya, Hitomi Kuroki, Kenji Sakaguchi, Yukie Nakama, Aya Ueto
Runtime
159 minutes
Release Date
September 28, 2003
Rating
7.7/10 (3 votes)