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Synopsis
In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
Rentaro Mikuni
Cast
Shōji Yasui
Cast
Jun Hamamura
Cast
Taketoshi Naitō
Cast
Shunji Kasuga
Cast
Kō Nishimura
Cast
Keishichi Nakahara
Cast
Toshiaki Itō
Cast
Hiroshi Tsuchikata
Cast
Tomio Aoki
Cast
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Michio Takeyama
Writer
Natto Wada
Writer

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