Army
A widow raises her sickly son to be strong enough to join the army and fight on the front lines. Kinoshita's ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multi-generational epic about the military…
Army
A widow raises her sickly son to be strong enough to join the army and fight on the front lines. Kinoshita's ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multi-generational epic about the military legacy of one Japanese family, before settling into an emotionally complex portrayal of parental love during wartime. As the parents of a boy shipped off to battle, Kinuyo Tanaka and Chishu Ryu locate profound depths of feeling that transcend ideology. —Anonymous
Army
Drama,War
Film Details
A widow raises her sickly son to be strong enough to join the army and fight on the front lines. Kinoshita's ambitious and intensely moving film begins as a multi-generational epic about the military legacy of one Japanese family, before settling into an emotionally complex portrayal of parental love during wartime. As the parents of a boy shipped off to battle, Kinuyo Tanaka and Chishu Ryu locate profound depths of feeling that transcend ideology.
—Anonymous.