Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Masaki Kobayashi | Director |
Jumpei Gomikawa | Novel |
Masaki Kobayashi | Screenplay |
Masaki Kobayashi | Producer |
Shigeru Wakatsuki | Producer |
Keiichi Uraoka | Editor |
Kazue Hirataka | Art Direction |
Seiji Ishikawa | Set Decoration |
Kōshichi Yoshida | Costume Design |
Kôichi Inagaki | Assistant Director |