There Was a War When I Was a Child
1981, Japanese. Directed by Sadaro Saito.
An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 14 February 1981
- Original title
- 子どものころ戦争があった
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Naoyuki Suzuki
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There Was a War When I Was a Child runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Which OTT platform is There Was a War When I Was a Child on?
There Was a War When I Was a Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 February 1981. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed There Was a War When I Was a Child?
There Was a War When I Was a Child (1981) was directed by Sadaro Saito and stars Meiko Kaji, Fumie Kashiyama, Hiromi Kurita.