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Cast
Sessue Hayakawa
as Tomoyuki Yamashita
Yasushi Nagata
as Shigeharu Asaeda
Isao Yamagata
as Deputy Kabayama
Yōyō Kojima
as Yoshijirō Umezu
Isamu Yamaguchi
as Hisaichi Terauchi
Shunji Kasuga
as Osaki newspaper reporter
Tomo'o Nagai
as Newspaper reporter Hisashi
Isamu Kosugi
as Akira Mutō
Takamaru Sasaki
as Cast
Kōji Kawamura
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1953
Runtime2h 05m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, War
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DirectorKiyoshi Saeki
WritersYasutaro Yagi
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
About The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
When Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the history of the Ming Dynasty, hokudai Yamashita, left the Malay front and occupied Singapore at once, and was praised as a "Malay tiger." However, the situation in Japan changed steadily by the failure of Sai pan from the GA Talca translation.
Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki leans on a strong ensemble — Sessue Hayakawa, Yasushi Nagata, Isao Yamagata — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1953.
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