
Hiromasa Nomura World War II era film
Directed by Hiromasa Nomura, Dance of the Capital leans on a strong ensemble — Jusaburo Bando, Kazuo Hasegawa, Tokusaburo Arashi — 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 1942.
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As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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