A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao’s poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao’s sister falls in love with Shinji.
Length 100 minutes
Kinya Kitaoji | Sonny Chiba | Michiko Araki | Fusatarô Ishijima | Yoshi Katô | Yoshiko Mita | Haruko Sugimura | Eijirô Tôno | Gôzô Sôma | Shirô Ôki | Tsuneo Tagawa | Sakae Yamaura | Kenji Miyako | Sayoko Tanimoto | 田中恵美子 | Ryuko Mizukami | Rumiko Tanuma | Yuko Hinoki | Shigemi Kitahara | Takeshi Katô | Masahiko Naruse | 永島明 | Mitsuru Hagiwara | 三宅一 | Shinjirô Ehara | Michirô Minami | Yoshio Kirishima | Nenji Kobayashi | 菅原壮男 | Junji Masuda | Tatsuo Umemiya | Seiichirô Kameishi | Akiko Kazami | Haruko Toda | Teru Kobayashi | Midori Yamamoto