Mud and Soldiers (1939)

Original title

土と兵隊

Directed by

Tomotaka Tasaka

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a Japanese infantry unit during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It shows the daily struggle of soldiers marching through mud and enduring harsh conditions.

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What happens

Mud and Soldiers (土と兵隊, Tsuchi to heitai) is a 1939 Japanese war film directed by Tomotaka Tasaka. It is based on the novel of the same name by Ashihei Hino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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