Underplayed Gems

Army (1944)

Army poster
Original title
陸軍
Directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family in Japan faces the emotional strain of sending their son off to war. The story focuses on the mother's devotion and the harsh realities of military service.

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What happens

Army (Japanese: 陸軍, Hepburn: Rikugun) is a 1944 Japanese film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita and starring Chishū Ryū and Kinuyo Tanaka. It is best known for its final scene, which Japanese World War II censors found troubling. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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