The Invisible 108th Unit (1956)
A poignant and deeply moving story of the officers and men of the Saipan “Total Annihilation” Unit, who, longing for their loved ones back home, return to their homeland unseen.
Director:
Takeshi Sato
Writers:
Ryuichiro Yagi, Koichi Omi, Katsuya Susaki, Taihei Kobayashi, Kimiyuki Hasegawa.
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Chishū Ryū as |
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Shoji Nakayama as |
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Hiroko Yajima as |
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Kikuko Tachibana as |
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Yūzō Hayakawa as |
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和田孝 as |
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Jutarō Hōjō as |
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Tatsuo Hanabu as |
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Kaoru Shimizutani as |
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Keiko Yamauchi as |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as |
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Kazuko Fushimi as |
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Eiichi Takamura as |
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Fumiko Okamura as |
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Seigo Fukuoka as |
| Directing | Takeshi Sato | Director |
| Writing | Ryuichiro Yagi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Koichi Omi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Katsuya Susaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Taihei Kobayashi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kimiyuki Hasegawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hiroshi Muneta | Novel |
| Production | Toshio Mochizuki | Producer |
| Camera | Katsuo Koizumi | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tatsuharu Togashi | Art Direction |
| Sound | Saburo Tominaga | Music |
| Sound | Noboru Nishikawa | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kazuo Shimomura | Lighting Technician |