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Release Year1972
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes14
DirectorYasuzō Masumura
WritersMasatoshi Tojo, Yasuzō Masumura
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsNew Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
About New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave. Although a university graduate, he has several times deliberately failed the exam for promotion and thus remains a corporal after four years' service.
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line leans on a strong ensemble — Shintarō Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Joe Shishido — 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 screen titles of 1972.
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