United Red Army (2007)

Original title

実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程

Directed by

Kōji Wakamatsu

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

3h 10m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the real story of Japan's United Red Army, a leftist paramilitary group. It focuses on the leaders Hiroko Nagata and Tsuneo Mori as they struggle for control and face internal conflict.

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What happens

United Red Army (実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程, Jitsuroku Rengōsekigun Asama-Sansō e no Dōtei) is a 2007 film written, directed and produced by Kōji Wakamatsu. It stars Akie Namiki as Hiroko Nagata and Go Jibiki as Tsuneo Mori, the leaders of Japan's leftist paramilitary group, the United Red Army. Akie Namiki was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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