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Escape at Dawn

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Original title

Akatsuki no dasso

Year

1950

Running time

116 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Senkichi Taniguchi

Screenwriter

Akira Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi. Novel: Taijirô Tamura

Cast

Music

Fumio Hayasaka

Cinematography

Akira Mimura (B&W)

Producer

Shintoho, Toho

Genre

Drama. War

Synopsis

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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Escape at Dawn

1950

Senkichi Taniguchi