Escape at Dawn

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
January 8, 1950    1h 56mDrama, War
7.75.7
Mikami, a Japanese soldier serving in China, is captured by the Chinese. Although he is able to escape, his troubles are far from over. He returns to his unit but is treated with contempt for the disgrace of having been captured. Mikami falls in love with Harumi, a prostitute. She tries to convince him to desert from the army, with fatal results.

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  • Ryō IkebeMikami
  • Yoshiko YamaguchiHarumi
  • Eitarō OzawaAdjutant
  • Hajime IzuOda
  • Haruo TanakaNoro
  • Setsuko WakayamaKaoru
  • Kan YanagiyaYamamoto
  • Yuzaburo ShimadaKojima
  • Ko YamamuroKuwashima
  • Harue ToneYuri
  • Mitsue TachibanaKeiko
  • Taizō FukamiTachibana
  • Senkichi TaniguchiDirector / Screenplay
  • Akira KurosawaScreenplay
  • Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
  • Takashi MatsuyamaProduction Design
  • Akira MimuraDirector Of Photography
  • Ishirō HondaAssistant Director
  • Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
  • Masakazu KamiyaSound

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