Movie: There Was a War When I Was a Child

Top 10 Billed Cast

Meiko Kaji
梶芽衣子

Fumie Kashiyama
樫山文枝

Hiromi Kurita
栗田ひろみ

Yutaka Hayashi
林ゆたか

Kenji Shiiya
椎谷建治

Hatsuo Yamaya
山谷初男

Hitomi Nakahara
中原ひとみ

Junzaburō Ban
伴淳三郎

Aiko Mimasu
三益愛子

Kenji Shintani
Kenji Shintani

Sergeant Major Shimada

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  • Overview

    An award-winning Japanese film about a child's experiences during the Second World War.

  • Release Date

    1981-02-14

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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