The Symbol of a Man
1963 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama
A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict.
Directed by Akinori Matsuo · Written by Hisataka Kai
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Hideki Takahashi Ryuji Oshima -
Masako Izumi Haruko -
Kenjirō Ishiyama Shozaburo Oshima -
Akira Nagoya Saiga -
Yukiko Todoroki Kiyo Murata -
Asao Koike Tatsu -
Hiroshi Kondō Yuzo -
Shirō Ōsaka Kanzo -
Ichiro Kijima Matsukawa -
Yuzo Kiura Kudo -
Nakajirō Tomita Nishino -
Shōbun Inoue Mukaino
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