The Dawn of Freedom
1944, Japanese. Directed by Yutaka Abe & Gerardo de Leon.
This film was made by the Japanese occupation authorities in the Philippines as a propaganda film to show the Philippine people the "benefits" of the Japanese invasion and takeover of their country.
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Yutaka AbeDirector
- Gerardo de LeonDirector
- Denjirō ŌkōchiCaptain Hayami
- Seizaburō KawazuCast
- Ichirō TsukidaLt. Nanoka
- Jun MakiCast
- Haruo TanakaLt. Sakuragi (military doctor)
- Tetsu NakamuraCast
- Heihachirō ŌkawaSub Corporal Ikema Ishihara
- Leopoldo SalcedoCaptain Reyes
- Satoshi KomoriSenior officer- Muramatsu
- Fernando PoeCaptain Gomez
- Norma BlancaflorCast
- Rosa AguirreCast
Details
- Released
- 10 February 1944
- Original title
- あの旗を撃て
- Country
- Japan, Philippines
- Written by
- Hideo Oguni, Ryuichiro Yagi
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The Dawn of Freedom runs 62 minutes (1h 2m).
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The Dawn of Freedom isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 February 1944. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dawn of Freedom?
The Dawn of Freedom (1944) was directed by Yutaka Abe and Gerardo de Leon and stars Denjirō Ōkōchi, Seizaburō Kawazu, Ichirō Tsukida.