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The Symbol of a Man

The Symbol of a Man

Part of Otoko no monsho Collection

1963•1h 36m•7.0/10
Drama

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7.0/10(1)

A Japanese intelligence officer faces personal crises in the years preceding the Manchurian conflict.

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Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Hideki Takahashi

Hideki Takahashi

Ryuji Oshima

Masako Izumi

Masako Izumi

Haruko

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Shozaburo Oshima

Akira Nagoya

Akira Nagoya

Saiga

Yukiko Todoroki

Yukiko Todoroki

Kiyo Murata

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Tatsu

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Yuzo

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Kanzo

Ichiro Kijima

Ichiro Kijima

Matsukawa

Yuzo Kiura

Yuzo Kiura

Kudo

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Nishino

Shōbun Inoue

Shōbun Inoue

Mukaino

Shosei Muto

Shosei Muto

Tsukamoto

Shuntaro Tamamura

Gondo

Nobuo Kawakami

Nobuo Kawakami

Ueki

Kan Sugi

Ejima

Someshō Matsumoto

Tokudano

Keisuke Yukioka

Hospital Director

Shirō Yanase

Shirō Yanase

Tsubo furi

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Lieutenant Colonel Sagawa

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