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Nikudan

  • 19681968
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Nikudan (1968)
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During World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself assigned to a kamikaze mission against a U.S. battleship.During World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself assigned to a kamikaze mission against a U.S. battleship.During World War II, a Japanese soldier finds himself assigned to a kamikaze mission against a U.S. battleship.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
423
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
87,628
10,971
  • Director
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Writer
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Stars
    • Minori Terada
    • Naoko Ôtani
    • Yûnosuke Itô
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  • Director
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Writer
    • Kihachi Okamoto
  • Stars
    • Minori Terada
    • Naoko Ôtani
    • Yûnosuke Itô
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    • 4User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Minori Terada in Nikudan (1968)
    Naoko Ôtani and Minori Terada in Nikudan (1968)
    Minori Terada in Nikudan (1968)
    Nikudan (1968)

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    Minori Terada
    • Him
    Naoko Ôtani
    Naoko Ôtani
    • The Girl
    Yûnosuke Itô
    Yûnosuke Itô
    • Skipper
    Shinsuke Achiwa
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Hideyo Amamoto
    • Father of Him
    Masumi Harukawa
    Masumi Harukawa
    Hiroshi Hasegawa
    Masao Imafuku
    Masao Imafuku
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Tanie Kitabayashi
    Noriko Mihashi
    Sue Mitobe
    Hiroko Mutô
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya Nakadai
    • A narrator
    Ichirô Nakatani
    Ichirô Nakatani
    Shôichi Ozawa
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Old man of used-book store
    Shûhei Shintani
    Hirohisa Sonoda
    • Director
      • Kihachi Okamoto
    • Writer
      • Kihachi Okamoto
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      Referenced in Century of Cinema: Elokuvan vuosisata: Japanin elokuva (1995)

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    9/10
    A brilliant anti-war satire
    It's a shame this movie can't be found on home video. See it if you get a chance. It was distributed in the U.S. under the name "The Human Bullet," and tells the story of a Japanese soldier in WWII who eventually finds himself launched on a kamakazi mission against a U.S. ship.

    The free spirit of 1968 is very much evident in the film as, for example, our hero's blathering superiors are compared to an endlessly skipping vinyl LP. A funny savaging of the dehumanization of wartime and the military in general.
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    • squizzix
    • May 9, 2001

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 1968 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Human Bullet
    • Production company
      • Art Theatre Guild (ATG)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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