Underplayed Gems

Gekimetsu no uta (1945)

Gekimetsu no uta poster
Original title
撃滅の歌
Directed by
Yasushi Sasaki
Genre
music, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three former music school classmates live through World War II in Japan. The film follows their separate lives after graduation while promoting morale through music.

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What happens

『撃滅の歌』（げきめつのうた）は、第二次世界大戦末期の1945年3月に公開された日本のドラマ映画。 佐々木康監督の作品で、出演は高峰三枝子、轟夕起子、月丘夢路、藤原義江、増田順二、笠智衆など。 音楽学校で同窓生だった3人の女学生たちが、卒業後、戦時下でそれぞれの人生を送る様子を描きながら、音楽を通しての戦意高揚を狙った国策映画である。 本作は、『米英撃滅の歌』として1944年10月の公開が新聞紙上などで予告されていた。また、挿入歌とされた野口米次郎作詞、山田耕筰作曲の楽曲「米英撃滅の歌」のレコードは1944年のうちにリリースされた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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