Critic Reviews
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Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Kon Ichikawa's 1956 antiwar film was widely hailed at the time of its release for its power and commitment, though by today's standards it's likely to appear uncomfortably didactic.
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Anton Bitel, Little White Lies
much like the soldier Mizushima dressed in the robes of a Buddhist monk, Ichikawa's war film tries on borrowed spiritualist attire and finds that it is an unexpectedly perfect fit.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Thoroughly engrossing in its humanism and often heartbreakingly beautiful in both tone and image.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This is the pic that brought international acclaim to Ichikawa.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Nominated in the first year of the foreign-language Oscar, Ichikawa's art film was innovative at the time with its anti-war spiritual message and lyrical imagery.
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Cast
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Shoji Yasuias Private Yasuhiko -
Rentaro Mikunias Capt. Inouye -
Tatsuya Mihashias Defense Commander
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Tanie Kitabayashias Old Woman -
Yunosuke Itoas Village head -
Jun Hamamuraas Ito
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