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Samâ sorujâ

  • 1972
  • 1h 47m
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6.4/10
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Samâ sorujâ (1972)
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A Vietnam veteran deserts from the US Army while on leave in Japan.A Vietnam veteran deserts from the US Army while on leave in Japan.A Vietnam veteran deserts from the US Army while on leave in Japan.

  • Director
    • Hiroshi Teshigahara
  • Writer
    • John Nathan
  • Stars
    • Keith Sykes
    • Reisen Ri
    • Kazuo Kitamura
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    151
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Teshigahara
    • Writer
      • John Nathan
    • Stars
      • Keith Sykes
      • Reisen Ri
      • Kazuo Kitamura
    • 1User review
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Keith Sykes
    • Jim
    Reisen Ri
    • Relko
    Kazuo Kitamura
    • Tachikawa
    Toshiko Kobayashi
    • Mrs. Tachikawa
    Shôichi Ozawa
    • Tanikawa
    Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
    • Mrs. Tanikawa
    Hideo Kanze
    Hideo Kanze
    • Shimezu
    Tamao Nakamura
    • Mrs. Shimezu
    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Ota
    Kunie Tanaka
    Kunie Tanaka
    • Fujimura
    Takeshi Katô
    Takeshi Katô
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    Greg Antonacci
    Greg Antonacci
    • Miguel
    Barry Cotton
    • Daryl
    John Nathan
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    4/10
    G.I.deserters in Japan
    I had seen this movie as one in box set of Teshigahara issued in Japan few years ago.This is his last one and most boring movie in the box set. American G.I.Jim deserts his base in Japan.His Japanese bar hostess girlfriend help hip to avoid military police and he escaped to Tokyo and begins to be a part of anti-war organization. During Vitnam War was many of American and European movies like that. Script was written by Japanese culture researcher John Nathan.Alienating from society in 60-70s was very common theme in books and movies...Relationship with Japanese well-known from Madame Butterfly...That movie is different from beautiful artistic black-and-white movies of Teshigahara. Avoid it.
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    • Mar 18, 2007

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1972 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Summer Soldiers
    • Production company
      • Teshigahara Productions
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      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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