
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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Hantaro Kido

Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Masu

Kojiro, second son of Kido

Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
The regimental commander

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