Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Original title: 戦争と人間第一部「運命の序曲」

Duration: 197 min

Release date: 1970-08-14

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The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.

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戦争と人間第一部「運命の序曲」

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as Yusuke Godai

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

as Keisuke Godai

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

as Eisuke Godai

as Yukiko Godai

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Nakamura Kanzaburo

as Shunsuke Godai

as Yoriko Godai

Tsuguaki Yoshida

Tsuguaki Yoshida

as Kohei Shimegi

as Shigata Komijiro

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

as Shintaro Tsuge

Kōji Takahashi

as Masanori Takanata

as Tatsuo Hattori

Shinjirō Ehara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

as Shinozaki Ryoki

as Shofu Yatsugi

as Ryoko Yatsugi

as Takuro Shimegi

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Komaki Kurihara

Komaki Kurihara

Nobutada Iwasaki

Nobutada Iwasaki

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

as Motoko Takahata

as Takei Hiromichi

as Shiro Jinnai

Kazuhiro Fukuzaki

Kazuhiro Fukuzaki

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

as Kanji Ishihara

as Seishirō Itagaki

as Ichirai Zenba

as Ichirai Shingo

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

as Daisaku Komoto

as Commander Muraoka

as Morito Morishima

as Tadashi Hanaya

as Narrator (voice)

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Shinsaku Himeda

Shinsaku Himeda

Director of Photography

Yoshinaga Yoko'o

Yoshinaga Yoko'o

Production Design

Hiroshi Fukatami

Hiroshi Fukatami

Production Design

Tsuneo Furuyama

Tsuneo Furuyama

Jumpei Gomikawa

Jumpei Gomikawa

Original Music Composer

Yoshifumi Kojima

Yoshifumi Kojima

Assistant Director

Satsuo Yamamoto

Satsuo Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

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