Song of the Canefields (さとうきび畑の唄) 21 years old

Hirayama Koichi and his wife Michiko eloped from Osaka to Okinawa, where they lived happily with their five children. When war erupts, their eldest son is drafted into the Imperial army. As fighting spreads, the family takes refuge far from the city, but soon, child after child is drafted to serve in various branches of the military and in organizations supporting the war cause. Koichi himself is faced with a moral dilemma when he is ordered to kill a wounded American soldier.

Credits

Ryo Katsuji
Ryo Katsuji as
Hitomi Kuroki
Hitomi Kuroki as
Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto as
Natsumi Ohira
Natsumi Ohira as
Sanma Akashiya
Sanma Akashiya as
Yukie Nakama
Yukie Nakama as

Song of the Canefields Cast

Name Character
Ryo Katsuji He was 17, now 38 years old
Hitomi Kuroki She was 42, now 64 years old
Aya Ueto She was 18, now 39 years old
Natsumi Ohira
Sanma Akashiya He was 48, now 69 years old
Yukie Nakama She was 23, now 45 years old
Kenji Sakaguchi He was 28, now 49 years old

Song of the Canefields Crew

Name Department
Song of the Canefields poster
Song of the Canefields (21 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, September 28, 2003
  • Runtime: 159 minutes