サマー・ソルジャー

サマー・ソルジャー (1972)

During the Vietnam War, an American G.I. deserts his base in Japan and escapes to Tokyo with the help of his Japanese bar hostess girlfriend. In the capital he gets involved with an anti-war organization while dodging the military police.

Data di uscita
1972-03-25
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (6)
Durata
1 h 47 min
Generi
Dramma, Guerra
Regista
勅使河原宏

Cast

Curiosità

Summer Soldiers is a 1972 Japanese drama and anti-war film written by John Nathan and directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. It follows U.S. army deserter Jim who tries to seek refuge in Japan during the Vietnam War.

Production and release

Summer Soldiers was Teshigahara's first feature film in four years, producing a script by American writer and translator John Nathan. It was the first time that director Teshigahara photographed one of his films himself. Summer Soldiers also marks the only time that Teshigahara's wife, actress Toshiko Kobayashi, starred in one of his films.

The film premiered in Japan in March 1972 and was shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May and the New York Film Festival in October that year.

In 2002, Summer Soldiers was included in the DVD collection Teshigahara Hiroshi no sekai ("The world of Hiroshi Teshigahara").

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