Poster of Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Plot: The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.
Release Date: Friday, August 14 1970
54 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa was
63 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Yusuke Godai'.
Wed, Nov 14 1906 –
Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida was
53 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Keisuke Godai'.
Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Etsushi TakahashiEtsushi Takahashi
Etsushi Takahashi was
35 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Eisuke Godai'.
Fri, Aug 02 1935 –
Sun, May 19 1996
Portrait of Ruriko AsaokaRuriko Asaoka
Ruriko Asaoka was
30 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Yukiko Godai'.
Tue, Jul 02 1940
Portrait of Nakamura KanzaburoNakamura Kanzaburo
Nakamura Kanzaburo was
15 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Shunsuke Godai'.
Mon, May 30 1955 –
Wed, Dec 05 2012
Portrait of Mori SatôMori Satô
Mori Satô was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Yoriko Godai'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsuguaki YoshidaTsuguaki Yoshida
Tsuguaki Yoshida was
16 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Kohei Shimegi'.
Sat, Aug 14 1954
Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni was
47 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Shigata Komijiro'.
Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Hideki TakahashiHideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi was
26 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Shintaro Tsuge'.
Thu, Feb 10 1944
Portrait of Kōji TakahashiKōji Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi was
35 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Masanori Takanata'.
Mon, Jun 10 1935
Portrait of Gō KatōGō Katō
Gō Katō was
32 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Tatsuo Hattori'.
Fri, Feb 04 1938 –
Mon, Jun 18 2018
Portrait of Mitsuko MitoMitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito was
51 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Otaki'.
Sun, Mar 23 1919 –
Sun, Apr 05 1981
Portrait of Shinjirô EharaShinjirô Ehara
Shinjirô Ehara was
33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Haiyama'.
Mon, Oct 12 1936 –
Tue, Sep 27 2022
Portrait of Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara was
35 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Shinozaki Ryoki'.
Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Fri, Jul 17 1987
Portrait of Hideaki NitaniHideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani was
40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Shofu Yatsugi'.
Tue, Jan 28 1930 –
Sat, Jan 07 2012
Portrait of Yasuko SanjoYasuko Sanjo
Yasuko Sanjo was
29 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Ryoko Yatsugi'.
Sun, Dec 22 1940
Portrait of Takao ItoTakao Ito
Takao Ito was
33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Takuro Shimegi'.
Sun, Jan 31 1937
Portrait of Takahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura was
41 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Fuba Manabu'.
Fri, Aug 31 1928 –
Tue, May 16 2006
Portrait of Gaku YamamotoGaku Yamamoto
Gaku Yamamoto was
33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Haku Eisho'.
Sun, Jan 03 1937
Portrait of Kyôko KishidaKyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida was
40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Sanko Otori'.
Tue, Apr 29 1930 –
Sun, Dec 17 2006
Portrait of Takeo ChiiTakeo Chii
Takeo Chii was
28 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Xu Zailin'.
Tue, May 05 1942 –
Fri, Jun 29 2012
Portrait of Komaki KuriharaKomaki Kurihara
Komaki Kurihara was
25 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Cho Zuiho'.
Wed, Mar 14 1945
Portrait of Shin TatsuokaShin Tatsuoka
Shin Tatsuoka was
65 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Cho Daifuku'.
Fri, Dec 16 1904 –
Sat, Oct 15 1983
Portrait of Nobutada IwasakiNobutada Iwasaki
Nobutada Iwasaki was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Cho Ennen'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chieko MatsubaraChieko Matsubara
Chieko Matsubara was
25 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Motoko Takahata'.
Sat, Jan 06 1945
Portrait of Tetsuro TambaTetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba was
48 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Mon, Jul 17 1922 –
Sun, Sep 24 2006
Portrait of Ken HatanoKen Hatano
Ken Hatano was
39 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Takei Hiromichi'.
Mon, Jul 06 1931 –
Fri, Jan 13 1989
Portrait of Kôji NanbaraKôji Nanbara
Kôji Nanbara was
43 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Shiro Jinnai'.
Tue, Jun 07 1927 –
Thu, Dec 20 2001
Portrait of Kazuhiro FukuzakiKazuhiro Fukuzaki
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki was
14 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Raita Oshio'.
Wed, Jul 25 1956
Portrait of Akira YamanouchiAkira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi was
49 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Kanji Ishihara'.
Mon, Jul 11 1921 –
Fri, Oct 29 1993
Portrait of Jūkei FujiokaJūkei Fujioka
Jūkei Fujioka was
36 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Seishirō Itagaki'.
Sun, Nov 19 1933 –
Tue, Jul 23 1991
Portrait of Masao ShimizuMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu was
61 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Ichirai Zenba'.
Mon, Oct 05 1908 –
Sun, Oct 05 1975
Portrait of Masaaki YanaMasaaki Yana
Masaaki Yana was
25 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Ichirai Shingo'.
Tue, Jan 02 1945 –
Sat, Apr 28 2012
Portrait of Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani was
39 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Daisaku Komoto'.
Wed, Oct 15 1930 –
Thu, Apr 01 2004
Portrait of Genki KoyamaGenki Koyama
Genki Koyama was
55 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Commander Muraoka'.
Thu, Jul 08 1915 –
Thu, Apr 11 1991
Portrait of Yûsuke TakitaYûsuke Takita
Yûsuke Takita was
39 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Morito Morishima'.
Sat, Nov 29 1930 –
Sun, May 03 2015
Portrait of Kyōichi SatōKyōichi Satō
Kyōichi Satō was
33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Tadashi Hanaya'.
Tue, Dec 29 1936
Portrait of Shōbun InoueShōbun Inoue
Shōbun Inoue was
42 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Goro Araki'.
Mon, Aug 22 1927 –
Mon, Jan 28 2013
Portrait of Mizuho SuzukiMizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki was
42 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Sun, Oct 23 1927

Crew

Portrait of Satsuo YamamotoSatsuo Yamamoto
Satsuo Yamamoto was
60 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Director'
Fri, Jul 15 1910 –
Thu, Aug 11 1983
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda
Shinsaku Himeda was
53 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Director of Photography'
Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Yoshifumi KojimaYoshifumi Kojima
Yoshifumi Kojima was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Assistant Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira KatoAkira Kato
Akira Kato was
36 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Assistant Director'
Wed, May 09 1934 –
Fri, Apr 08 2011
Portrait of Tadahiko IsomiTadahiko Isomi
Tadahiko Isomi was
40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Assistant Director'
Fri, Mar 21 1930
Portrait of Nobuo YamadaNobuo Yamada
Nobuo Yamada was
38 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Screenplay'
Mon, Jul 11 1932 –
Mon, Feb 02 1998
Portrait of Kanō ŌtsukaKanō Ōtsuka
Kanō Ōtsuka was
55 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Producer'
Sun, Jul 18 1915 –
Wed, Sep 26 1990
Portrait of Tokuko MiyakoTokuko Miyako
Tokuko Miyako was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasushi TakedaYasushi Takeda
Yasushi Takeda was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji
Mutsuo Tanji was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masaru SatōMasaru Satō
Masaru Satō was
42 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Original Music Composer'
Tue, May 29 1928 –
Sun, Dec 05 1999
Portrait of Yoshinaga Yoko'oYoshinaga Yoko'o
Yoshinaga Yoko'o was
40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Production Design'
Sun, Apr 13 1930 –
Tue, Jul 18 2017
Portrait of Jumpei GomikawaJumpei Gomikawa
Jumpei Gomikawa was
54 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Novel'
Wed, Mar 15 1916 –
Wed, Mar 08 1995
Portrait of Hiroshi FukatamiHiroshi Fukatami
Hiroshi Fukatami was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Production Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasuo IwakiYasuo Iwaki
Yasuo Iwaki was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Gaffer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsuneo FuruyamaTsuneo Furuyama
Tsuneo Furuyama was
>> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
as 'Sound'
Unknown Birthday