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Fumou Chitai

Original title: Fumô chitai / The Barren Zone
1976 · 3 h
Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto · Japan · Japanese New Wave
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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Kumiko Akiyoshi Shiho Fujimura Andrew Hughes Hisashi Igawa Shigeo Katô

Credits

Written by: Nobuo Yamada

Plot

Tadashi Iki returns to Japan from a Soviet gulag 11 years after being captured during the invasion of Manchuria. He is offered a position in the expansive Kinki Corporation, but rival corporations are competing for a government contract to produce fighter planes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fumou Chitai (1976) is a Japanese drama directed by Satsuo Yamamoto. It won Best Film at the Mainichi Film Awards in 1976. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsuro Tamba and Kumiko Akiyoshi. It runs 180 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (82 votes)
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