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Blood Oath
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Blood Oath

1990-07-26 · 108 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · War

On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes

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Directors
Stephen Wallace
Production companies
Blood Oath, Siege, Sovereign Pictures, Village Roadshow
Countries
Australia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bryan BrownBryan BrownCaptain Cooper
George TakeiGeorge TakeiVice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Terry O'QuinnTerry O'QuinnMajor Beckett
John BachJohn BachMajor Roberts
Toshi ShioyaLt. Tanaka
Deborah Kara UngerDeborah Kara UngerSister Littell
John ClarkeJohn ClarkeSheedy
Russell CroweRussell CroweLt. Corbett
John PolsonJohn PolsonPrivate Jimmy Fenton
Tetsu WatanabeTetsu WatanabeCaptain Ikeuchi
Nicholas EadieNicholas EadieSgt. Keenan
Jason DonovanJason DonovanPrivate Talbot
Sokyu FujitaSokyu FujitaMr. Matsugae
Ray BarrettRay BarrettPresident of the Bench
Kazuhiro MuroyamaKazuhiro MuroyamaLt. Noburo Kamura
David ArgueDavid ArgueFlt. Lt. Eddy Fenton
Yuichiro SengaLt. Shimada
Andrew BoothPvt. Mitchell
Malcolm CorkAustralian Soldier
Donal GibsonDonal GibsonCorporal Patterson

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