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The Ode to Joy (2006)
Baruto no gakuen (original title)

130 min  -  Drama | History | Music   -  17 June 2006 (Japan)
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German soldiers are transported to a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan after the First World War.

Director:

Masanobu Deme

Writer:

Motomu Furuta

Stars:

Ken Matsudaira, Bruno Ganz and Hiroshi Abe
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Matsudaira Ken Matsudaira ...
Matsue
Bruno Ganz ...
Kurt Heinrich
Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe ...
Iko
Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura ...
Takagi
Oliver Bootz Oliver Bootz ...
Carl Baum
Kostja Ullmann Kostja Ullmann ...
Hermann Lake
Suzuka Ohgo ...
Shio
Shinobu Nakayama Shinobu Nakayama ...
Matsu
Etsuko Ichihara Etsuko Ichihara ...
Sue
Shirô Mifune Shirô Mifune ...
Matsue's father
Hiroshi Katsuno Hiroshi Katsuno ...
Shimada
Ren Ohsugi Ren Ohsugi ...
Kuroda
Eiji Bandô Eiji Bandô ...
Nango
Shigeru Izumiya Shigeru Izumiya ...
Tada
Mitsuru Hirata Mitsuru Hirata ...
Umatsu
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German soldiers are transported to a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan after the First World War.

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Genres:

Drama | History | Music | War

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | German

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Also Known As:

Ode an die Freude See more »

Filming Locations:

Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fukushima Minposha, Kaga Electronics, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K. See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Many of the German soldiers in the movie were not Germans, but Hungarians, Russians, Norwegians, Swedes, Americans, British and Canadian people. Many of which were students from Universities from around the Kansai area, like Osaka and Kyoto. Thus, when the soldiers were going to shout and talk and make noises, only the German people and people who could pronounce perfect, or good enough German were allowed to say something. See more »