Fort Graveyard (6.1)

Movie · 1965 · 2 h 12 min · Drama, War, Comedy

Charged with insubordination for punching a superior, Sergeant Kosugi is shipped to China in the last desperate days of the Second World War. His commander, Captain Sakuma, is vicious and dictatorial. Sakuma places Kosugi in charge of training for combat what once was the military band. Kosugi must somehow prepare his inept soldiers for the rigors of combat.

Directed by: 岡本喜八

Starring Toshirō Mifune, 佐藤允, 団令子, 伊藤雄之助, Tatsuya Nakadai, 天本英世, 伊吹徹, 名古屋章, 長谷川弘, Kenzaburo Osawa

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