Flowers of Patriotism (1942)

愛国の花

A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made popular by singer Hamako Watanabe during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Date of release

1942-11-12

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Keisuke Sasaki

Casting

• Michiyo Kogure
• Shūji Sano
• Misao Seki
• Kinuko Wakamizu
• Takeshi Sakamoto
• Hideko Mimura — Shizue
• Fumiko Katsuragi
• Toshiaki Konoe — Army doctor
• Shūichi Doki
• Masami Morikawa
• Yaeko Izumo
• Hiroshi Nagao

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