The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi (1940)

Original title

西住戦車長伝

Directed by

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 16m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 3 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.

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How it feels

This is a film about a Japanese tank commander in the Sino-Japanese War. It follows his actions and leadership based on a true story.

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What happens

The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi (Japanese: 西住戦車長伝, Hepburn: Nishizumi senshachō den), a.k.a. The Legend of Tank Commander Nishizumi, is a 1940 Japanese war film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It is based on a true story of the Sino-Japanese War involving Japanese war hero Kojirō Nishizumi, commander in the First Tank Regiment. To make the film, Yoshimura toured the actual battlefields in China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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