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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (Japanese: 軍旗はためく下に, Hepburn: Gunki Hatameku Moto ni) is a 1972 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is based on two of the stories in Yūki Shōji's Naoki Prize -winning short story collection of the same name.
Mar 12, 1972 · Under the Flag of the Rising Sun: Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. With Tetsurô Tanba, Sachiko Hidari, Shinjirô Ebara, Isao Natsuyagi. One woman's search to find the truth about her husband's death in World War II.
Aug 13, 2022 · “Under the Flag of the Rising Sun” is hailed as one of the finest pieces of Japanese cinema. Following the end of the Second World War, Japan is in a state of healing. A heartbroken woman named Saki Togashi searches for answers regarding what led to the death of her husband during World War II.
Dec 3, 2018 · Gunki hatameku motoni (1972) AKA Under the Flag of the Rising Sun. 4.5. ( 20) A war widow searches for the true reason behind her husband’s death, and why she’s been unable to collect survivor benefits. It turns out he has been classified a traitor and a deserter, and the exact cause of his death listed as ‘unknown’.
Overview. A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension.
Twenty six years after the execution of her soldier husband on the dying days of World War II the widow is still searching for the truth by meeting with, questioning and interviewing the dead man's comrades, companions and executioner. The stories retold are one part of the reason why war is as bad as has been said.
The widow of a Japanese sargeant inquires how her husband met his death in New Guinea in the last days of World War II. What she finds are a series of lies and half-truths that attest to the inhumanity of war and the value of sacrifice to a prosperous postwar Japan.
