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  • Song of the Canefields (2003)
  • TV Movie | 154 min | Drama, History, War
Song of the Canefields (2003)
TV Movie | 154 min | Drama, History, War

Hirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As fighting spreads, the family takes refuge far ...See moreHirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As fighting spreads, the family takes refuge far from the city, but soon, child after child is drafted to serve in various branches of the military and in organizations supporting the war cause. Koichi himself is faced with a moral dilemma when he is ordered to kill a wounded American soldier. See less
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Director
Writer
Kazuhiko Yukawa (scenario)
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Updated Sep 28, 2003

Release date
Sep 28, 2003 (Japan)

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27 cast members
Name Known for
Sanma Akashiya
Koichi Hirayama Koichi Hirayama   See fewer
Hitomi Kuroki
Michiko Hirayama Michiko Hirayama   See fewer
Kenji Sakaguchi
Isamu Hirayama Isamu Hirayama   See fewer
Yukie Nakama
Noriko Hirayama Noriko Hirayama   See fewer
Aya Ueto
Mie Hirayama Mie Hirayama   See fewer
Ryô Katsuji
Noboru Hirayama Noboru Hirayama   See fewer
Natsumi Ohira
Haruko Hirayama Haruko Hirayama   See fewer
Taiki Wagatsuma
Takeshi Hirayama (as Taiki Agatsuma) Takeshi Hirayama (as Taiki Agatsuma)   See fewer
Joe Odagiri
Yoshioka Yoshioka   See fewer
Ryôko Moriyama
Ryoko Moriyama Ryoko Moriyama   See fewer
Thomas Lynch
Soldier 1 Soldier 1   See fewer
Kazuyo Aoki
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Emi Ikehata
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Kôko Mori
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Yuika Motokariya
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Hiroyuki Onoue
Kawahira (as Hiroyuki Onoe) Kawahira (as Hiroyuki Onoe)   See fewer
Reina Sumiyoshi
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