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Snow in the South Seas
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Snow in the South Seas

1961-09-29 · 102 min · ★ 9.0

Comedy · Drama · War

Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.

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Directors
Seiji Hisamatsu
Production companies
Tokyo Eiga, TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Daisuke KatōDaisuke Katō
Ichirō ArishimaIchirō Arishima
Norihei MikiNorihei Miki
Kenji SaharaKenji Sahara
Kokinji KatsuraKokinji Katsura
Kō NishimuraKō Nishimura
Kiyoshi AtsumiKiyoshi Atsumi
Masao OdaMasao Oda
Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura
Junzaburō BanJunzaburō Ban
Hisaya MorishigeHisaya Morishige
Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi
Tatsuya MihashiTatsuya Mihashi
Frankie SakaiFrankie Sakai

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