is a 2004 Japanese film directed by

Yasuo Furuhata was a Japanese film director. He was a director of Toei film company and he often worked with Ken Takakura in such films as ''Station (1981 film), Eki'' and ''Shin Abashiri Bangaichi''. He won the 2000 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Yea ...

. It is set in

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially known as the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of Great Manchuria thereafter, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China that existed from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945. It was ostens ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

Accolades

28th Japan Academy Prize *Nominated: Best Actress - Takako Tokiwa *Nominated: Best Supporting Actor -

Teruyuki Kagawa is a Japanese actor, kabuki actor (as ), and boxing commentator. Unlike most other Kabuki actors in his family (such as his father Ichikawa En'ō II and his cousin Ichikawa Ennosuke IV) who play both male and female roles, he is a ''tachiyaku' ...

References

2004 films Films directed by Yasuo Furuhata Japanese historical drama films Japanese World War II films 2000s Japanese-language films Films set in Manchukuo Films set in the 1940s 2000s Japanese films 2000s historical drama films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub