The Dawn of Freedom (1944)
This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to show the Philippine people the "benefits" of the Japanese invasion and takeover of their country.
Directors:
Yutaka Abe, Gerardo de Leon.
Writers:
Hideo Oguni, Ryuichiro Yagi.
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as Captain Hayami |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as |
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Ichirō Tsukida as Lt. Nanoka |
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Jun Maki as |
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Haruo Tanaka as Lt. Sakuragi (military doctor) |
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Tetsu Nakamura as |
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Heihachirō Ōkawa as Sub Corporal Ikema Ishihara |
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Leopoldo Salcedo as Captain Reyes |
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Satoshi Komori as Senior officer- Muramatsu |
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Fernando Poe as Captain Gomez |
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Norma Blancaflor as |
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Rosa Aguirre as |
| Directing | Yutaka Abe | Director |
| Directing | Gerardo de Leon | Director |
| Camera | Yoshio Miyajima | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Hideo Oguni | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kunio Kasuga | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ryuichiro Yagi | Screenplay |