Rent The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
4.0 of 5 from 68 ratings
1h 56min
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- Synopsis:
- Kazuo Hara's infamous and audacious documentary follows Kenzo Okuzaki, an ageing Japanese WW2 veteran, on a mission to uncover the truth about atrocities committed as the war in the Pacific reached its bloody end. Ultimately, Okuzaki blames The Emperor himself for these barbarities, and his obsessive pursuit of those he deems responsible soon escalates. Willing to confront the taboos of Japanese society in his fanatical quest for justice, Okuzaki is driven to unsettling acts of violence. Harrowing and extraordinarily powerful, Hara's film forces us to face the disturbing realities of war and, crucially, to question the complicity between filmmaker, subject and audience.
- Actors:
- Kenzo Okuzaki, Riichi Aikawa, Masaichi Hamaguchi, Toshio Hara, Shichiro Kojima, Masao Koshimizu, Taro Maruyama, Toshiya Nomura, Shizumi Okuzaki, Eizaburo Oshima, Rinko Sakimoto, Yukio Seo, Iseko Shimamoto, Minoru Takami, Kichitaro Yamada
- Directors:
- Kazuo Hara
- Producers:
- Sachiko Kobayashi
- Aka:
- Yuki Yukite, Shingun
- Studio:
- Second Run
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/11/2019
- Run Time:
- 121 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.55:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- An exclusive, newly filmed interview with Kazuo Hara
- Kazuo Hara Masterclass: the director in conversation at the 2018 Open City Documentary Festival
