The Last Escape (1957)
A group of Japanese nursing students and their instructor is serving at an army camp in China. When Japan loses the war the group sets out to depart China, but on the way back to Japan is captured by the Chinese and coerced to instead treat the Chinese army at a clinic. Caught with the group is also a Japanese doctor. When the Chinese army faction itself loses in battle the Japanese plan their escape.
Director:
Senkichi Taniguchi
Writers:
Takeshi Kimura, Toshio Yasumi.
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Koji Tsuruta as Dr. Munakata |
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Setsuko Hara as Tomiko |
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Reiko Dan as Takako Atsumi |
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Akihiko Hirata as Son |
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Ikio Sawamura as Taiama |
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Yoshibumi Tajima as Chin |
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Hiroshi Tachikawa as Hori |
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Rumi Konishi as Shizuko |
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Sachio Sakai as Hashimoto |
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Ren Yamamoto as Honda |
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Chishū Ryū as Ryu Kinihide |
| Directing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Director |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Producer |
| Crew | Kazuo Yamada | Cinematography |
| Writing | Sutezō Umemoto | Writer |
| Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Toshio Yasumi | Screenplay |
| Art | Takeo Kita | Art Direction |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Music |