Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.

DramaWarHistory

Release: 1970-08-14Runtime: 197 minRating: 6.6 (7)

Cast

Osamu Takizawa

Yusuke Godai

Shinsuke Ashida

Keisuke Godai

Etsushi Takahashi

Eisuke Godai

Ruriko Asaoka

Yukiko Godai

Nakamura Kanzaburo

Shunsuke Godai

Mori Satô

Yoriko Godai

Tsuguaki Yoshida

Kohei Shimegi

Rentaro Mikuni

Shigata Komijiro

Hideki Takahashi

Shintaro Tsuge

Kōji Takahashi

Masanori Takanata

Crew

Shinsaku Himeda

Director of Photography

Yasuo Iwaki

Gaffer

Jumpei Gomikawa

Novel

Kano Otsuka

Producer

Tokuko Miyako

Producer

Yasushi Takeda

Producer

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Yoshifumi Kojima

Assistant Director

Satsuo Yamamoto

Director

Nobuo Yamada

Screenplay