Song of the Canefields

Name: Song of the Canefields
Released: 2003-09-28
Rating: 8

2003

Trailer

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.

Release Date

2003-09-28

Status

Released

Original Title

さとうきび畑の唄

Runtime

2h 39m

Original Language

JA

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

TBS, BS-i, TBS Entertainment

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.

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