Five Scouts (1938)
- Original title
- 五人の斥候兵
- Directed by
- Tomotaka Tasaka
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A squad of Japanese scouts is sent on a dangerous mission during the Sino-Japanese War. The film follows their preparations and the return of only a few men.
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What happens
Five Scouts (五人の斥候兵, Gonin no sekkōhei) is a 1938 Japanese war film directed by Tomotaka Tasaka. It won best film at the 1939 Kinema Junpo Awards and was nominated best film at the 1938 Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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