Summaries

A documentary following Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old WW2 veteran notorious for his protests against Emperor Hirohito, as he tries to expose the needless executions of two Japanese soldiers during the war.

This documentary was five years in the making, and revolves around 62-year-old Okuzaki Kenzo, a survivor of the battlefields of New Guinea in World War II who gained notoriety by slingshooting steel pinballs at Emperor Showa to protest against what he considered to be the ruler's war crimes. Setting out to conduct interviews with survivors and relatives, he finds the truth of the past to be elusive, achieving a breakthrough only when he confronts ex-Sergeant Yamada, who grudgingly admits the occurrence and instructional source of certain atrocities.—L.H.Wong <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • japanese
  • japanese soldier
  • emperor
  • japanese man
  • japanese emperor
Genres
  • Documentary
Release date Jul 31, 1987
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Japan
Language Japanese
Filming locations Indonesia
Production companies Imamura Productions Shisso Production Zanzou-sha

Box office

Budget $222000

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 2m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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