Tale of Army Brutality
1963, Japanese. Directed by Junya Satō.
Director Jun'ya Satô's debut film focuses on the inhuman training of recruits, the brutal drill system that reigned in the Japanese army during World War II, where in the first two years of training, ordinary people were turned into inhuman killers. For his first film, the director was awarded the Blue Ribbon Awards in the Debutant of the Year nomination.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Junya SatōDirector
- Rentaro MikuniYahichi Inumaru
- Katsuo NakamuraNaokichi Suzuki
- Shinjirō EharaTadayoshi Yazaki
- Kō NishimuraKameoka, Zenji
- Mitsuo AndōCast
- Kaneko IwasakiUme, Yahichi's wife
- Yoshi KatōSeikichi, Yahichi's father
- Michirō MinamiOshikawa
- Shoji NakayamaCast
- Akemi NaraCast
- Junkichi OrimotoCast
- Sadako SawamuraToki, Yahichi's mother
Details
- Released
- 14 June 1963
- Original title
- 陸軍残虐物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Gorō Tanada
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Tale of Army Brutality runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Tale of Army Brutality isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 June 1963. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Tale of Army Brutality?
Tale of Army Brutality (1963) was directed by Junya Satō and stars Rentaro Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Shinjirō Ehara.