Kyukei no Koya

Kyukei no Koya

1975 · 98 min

A film adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same title, starring Muga Takewaki and Yoko Shimada. Set in Japan at the end of the war, the film depicts the fate of a diplomat who abandoned his country, his wife and children, and risked everything to save his country from ruin, and the bond between father and daughter.

Directed by Masahisa Sadanaga · Written by Masahisa Sadanaga

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