Chocolate and Soldiers (1938)
- Original title
- チョコレートと兵隊
- Directed by
- Takeshi Satō
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film follows Japanese soldiers during wartime, focusing on their personal lives and family bonds. It also portrays enemy Chinese soldiers with dignity, highlighting shared human emotions.
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What happens
Chocolate and Soldiers (チョコレートと兵隊, Chokorēto to Heitai) is a 1938 Japanese war film directed by Sato Takeshi. It shows the common Japanese soldier as an individual and as a family man, presenting even enemy Chinese soldiers as brave individuals. It is considered to be a "humanist" film, paying close attention to the human feelings of both the soldier and his family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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