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The Ode to Joy

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The Ode to Joy

4.5

2h 15m

2006

Synopsis

Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.

Director

Masanobu Deme

DramaHistoryWarMusic

japangermanyworld war itaisho period

Cast & Crew

Ken Matsudaira

Ken Matsudaira

as Matsue

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

as Kurt Heinrich

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

as Iko

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

as Takagi

Oliver Bootz

Oliver Bootz

as Carl Baum

Kostja Ullmann

Kostja Ullmann

as Herman Lake

Suzuka Ohgo

Suzuka Ohgo

as Shio

Shirō Mifune

Shirō Mifune

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