Fort Graveyard
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| Directed by | Kihachi Okamoto |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Written by | Susumu Saji Kihachi Okamoto |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Masaru Sato |
| Cinematography | Rokurō Nishigaki |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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Fort Graveyard (血と砂, Chi to Suna, "Blood and Sand") is a 1965 war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshiro Mifune, Makoto Satō, Reiko Dan and Tatsuya Nakadai. It is adapted from the short story Kanashi Sanki ("Sorrowful Battle Diary") by Keiichi Ito.[1][2] It was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and features a score by Masaru Sato, much of which comprises of orchestral renditions of Dixieland tunes, notably When the Saints Go Marching In.
Plot[edit]
During the final days of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Sergent Kosugi (Mifune) is punished for striking a superior officer (Nakadai) after disagreeing with his execution of a supposed deserter. Kosugi is assigned to lead a group of inexperienced band geeks, a rambunctious cook (Sato), a disillusioned gravedigger (Yūnosuke Itō) and a pacifist soldier (Hideyo Amamoto) to retake a Chinese-occupied fort nicknamed "Fort Graveyard", considered a near-impossible task. During their travels, Kosugi is pursued by Oharu (Reiko Dan), a comfort woman who loves him, and bonds with his young subordinates, all leading up to a tragic climax.
Cast[edit]
- Toshiro Mifune - Kosugi
- Makoto Satō - Inuyama
- Reiko Dan - Oharu
- Yūnosuke Itō - Mochida
- Tatsuya Nakadai - Sakuma
- Hideyo Amamoto - Shiga
- Toru Ibuki - Sanpo
- Akira Nagoya - Nezu
- Hiroshi Hasegawa - Nakano
- Kenzaburo Osawa - Harada (Conductor)
- Katsumi Nezu - Oga (Drum)
- Yoko Kinoshita - Imai (Snare Drum)
- Ben Hiura - Yoshino (Trumpet)
- Koichi Nakamura - Ueki (Clarinet)
- Shinsuke Achiha - Seki (Alto saxophone)
- Hiroshi Miyao - Yabe (Tenor saxophone)
- Akio Ito - Wataru (Trombone)
- Akira Nishikawa - Tsuboi (Flute)
- Fujio Seki - Saito (Tuba)
- Toyoyuki Kimura - Okawa (Sousaphone)
- Kazuhiro Kanai - Inomata (Horn)
- Hiroshi Toshiyasu - Saeki (Piccolo)
References[edit]
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Search this book on Error creating thumbnail:
External links[edit]
- Fort Graveyard at the TCM Movie Database
- Fort Graveyard on IMDb Search this movie on Error creating thumbnail:
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- ↑ "血と砂（1965）". eiga.com. Eiga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "血と砂(1965)". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
