Children of the Base
Children of the Base
1953, Japanese. Directed by Fumio Kamei.
“Japanese Entry Prohibited”military bases have proliferated to more than 700, occupying an area equivalent to the island of Shikoku and completely encircling Japan’s children. The film depicts the situation at several bases through the eyes of children: Chitose in the north, a base in the mountain village of Tozawamura in Yamagata Prefecture, urban bases in Yokosuka and Tachikawa and Uchinada in Ishikawa Prefecture.
- Runtime
- 0h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1953
- Original title
- 基地の子たち
- Country
- Japan
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Children of the Base runs 29 minutes (0h 29m).
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Who directed Children of the Base?
Children of the Base (1953) was directed by Fumio Kamei.