Vacuum Zone (1952)
Just before the end of the war, Japanese soldier Kitani is released from prison, having served his term for theft. Told in flashback, viewers learn about Kitani's past and reasons behind his prison sentence.
Director:
Satsuo Yamamoto
Writer:
Yusaku Yamagata
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Isao Kimura as Private Riichiro Kitani |
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Takashi Kanda as Troop Commander Mine |
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Yoshi Katō as Lieutenant Hayashi |
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Tsutomu Shimomoto as Private Soda |
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Masao Mishima as Warrant Officer Tatsuzawa |
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Eiji Okada as Second Lieutenant Okamoto |
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Harue Tone as Hanae |
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Toshio Takahara as Private Some |
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Nobuo Kaneko as Sergeant Kaneko |
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Kō Nishimura as Sergeant Osumi |
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Yōichi Numata as Duty Officer of the week |
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Asao Sano as Private First Class Jino |
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Isao Numasaki as Hikoza |
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Kiyoshi Nonomura as Private Uchimura |
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Kenji Susukida as Uchimura's father |
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Tokue Hanazawa as Private Hiroi |
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Bunpei Takeuchi as Private Seko |
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Kō Mishima as Private Anzai |
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Masami Shimojō as Private Tsuchiya |
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Hisashi Imahashi as |
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Kōichi Hayashi as |
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Kunihiko Shiihara as |
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Tadashi Minamikawa as |
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鈴木茂 as |
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Koji Kiyomura as Private Hashimoto |
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髙本克彦 as |
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Chizo Kurata as |
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北原繁 as |
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田中昭夫 as |
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Kazuya Oguri as Private Sano |
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稲村勉 as |
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Kōshirō Harada as |
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Kotaro Tomita as |
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Yutaka Fukuda as |
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笠井渉三 as |
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Hajime Kubo as |
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Fumio Ōmachi as |
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愚利三平 as |
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未田一博 as |
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阪田悌郎 as |
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Kyōsuke Maki as |
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Akira Tani as Private Ishikawa |
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内田礼子 as |
| Camera | Minoru Maeda | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Hiroshi Noma | Original Story |
| Writing | Yusaku Yamagata | Screenplay |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Art Direction |
| Art | Tōtetsu Hirakawa | Art Direction |
| Crew | Masatoshi Kuga | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Kazuo Ito | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Akikazu Kono | Editor |
| Directing | Satsuo Yamamoto | Director |
| Production | Zenpei Saga | Producer |
| Production | Akira Iwasaki | Producer |
