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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

MOVIE • 1970

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

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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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Top Cast

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Yusuke Godai

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Keisuke Godai

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Eisuke Godai

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Yukiko Godai

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Shunsuke Godai

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Mori Satô

Yoriko Godai

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Tsuguaki Yoshida

Kohei Shimegi

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Shigata Komijiro

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Shintaro Tsuge

Kōji Takahashi

Kōji Takahashi

Masanori Takanata

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Tatsuo Hattori

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Otaki

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Haiyama

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinozaki Ryoki

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Theatrical release date: August 14, 1970

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

August 14, 1970

Runtime

197 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Budget

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Revenue

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