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Sanga Moyu (1984)

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Original title
山河燃ゆ
Cast
Matsumoto Koshiro, Nishida Toshiyuki, Tsuruta Koji, Mifune Toshiro, Sawada Kenji, Ohara Reiko, Shimada Yoko, Takigawa Yumi
Genre
drama, drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 51 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Japanese drama follows a Japanese American man as he contends with divided loyalties and personal conflicts during World War II. He is caught between his heritage and his life in the United States.

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What happens

Sanga Moyu (山河燃ゆ) is a Japanese television drama based on the 1983 novel Futatsu no Sokoku (二つの祖国) by Toyoko Yamazaki. It was NHK's taiga drama in 1984. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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