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Prisoners of the Sun (1990)
Blood Oath (original title)

R 108 min  -  Drama | War  -   26 July 1990 (USA)
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The island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Wallace

Writers:

Denis Whitburn (screenplay), Brian A. Williams (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Brown ...
Captain Cooper
George Takei ...
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Terry O'Quinn ...
Major Beckett
John Bach John Bach ...
Major Roberts
Toshi Shioya Toshi Shioya ...
Lt. Tanaka
John Clarke John Clarke ...
Sheedy
Deborah Kara Unger ...
Sister Littell (as Deborah Unger)
John Polson ...
Private Jimmy Fenton
Russell Crowe ...
Lt. Corbett
Nicholas Eadie Nicholas Eadie ...
Sgt. Keenan
Jason Donovan Jason Donovan ...
Private Talbot
Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe ...
Captain Ikeuchi
Sokyu Fujita Sokyu Fujita ...
Mr. Matsugae
Ray Barrett ...
President of the Bench
Kazuhiro Muroyama Kazuhiro Muroyama ...
Lt. Noburo Kamura
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The island of Ambon in Indonesia, 1945. During the War, the number of Australian POWs on the island had dropped from 1100 to less than 300 due to abuses by their Japanese captors. Capt. Cooper is the chief prosecutor. In a mass grave, the bodies of 300 executed servicemen have been unearthed. Cooper assumes that the massacre was ordered by Baron Takahashi, Japanese commander on Ambon. But the one potential witness has gone mad and is due to be shipped back to Australia. No captured airmen were found alive on the island at all, not even the four-man crew of a reconnaissance plane shot down late in the War. Takahashi is returned to the island in the custody of an American officer, Maj. Beckett. But there is little evidence with which to prosecute the Baron. Cooper thinks he could make a case for the missing airmen if only their bodies could be located. And why does Maj. Beckett appear interested in not seeing Takahashi convicted... Written by David Stanko  

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Island | Japanese | Australia | Torture | Mass Grave  | See more »

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Rated R for momentary strong violence See all certifications »
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Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Japanese

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Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Queensland, Australia See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Russell Crowe's feature film debut. See more »

Quotes

Captain Ikeuchi: I know nothing of any executions!
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