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Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow

Plot: Second part of an epic drama of war and its effects upon human beings, follows the fortunes of the Godai family from 1935 through Japan's invasion of China. Based on the novels by Jumpei Gomikawa, who also penned The Human Condition
Release Date: Saturday, June 12 1971
53 years ago
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Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa. Osamu Takizawa was 64 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Yusuke Godai'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 13 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida. Shinsuke Ashida was 54 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Keisuke Godai'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Ruriko AsaokaRuriko Asaoka. Ruriko Asaoka was 30 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Yukiko Godai'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 02 1940
Portrait of Etsushi TakahashiEtsushi Takahashi. Etsushi Takahashi was 35 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Eisuke Godai'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 02 1935 –
Died: Sun, May 19 1996
Portrait of Nakamura KanzaburoNakamura Kanzaburo. Nakamura Kanzaburo was 16 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shunsuke Godai'.
Birthday: Mon, May 30 1955 –
Died: Wed, Dec 05 2012
Portrait of Sayuri YoshinagaSayuri Yoshinaga. Sayuri Yoshinaga was 26 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Yoriko Godai'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 13 1945
Portrait of Kei YamamotoKei Yamamoto. Kei Yamamoto was 30 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Kohei Shimegi'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 01 1940 –
Died: Thu, Mar 31 2022
Portrait of Mitsuko MitoMitsuko Mito. Mitsuko Mito was 52 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Otaki'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 23 1919 –
Died: Sun, Apr 05 1981
Portrait of Hideki TakahashiHideki Takahashi. Hideki Takahashi was 27 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shintaro Tsuge'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 10 1944
Portrait of Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō Ishihara. Yūjirō Ishihara was 36 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shinozaki Ryoki'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Died: Fri, Jul 17 1987
Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni. Rentaro Mikuni was 48 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shigata Komijiro'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Died: Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Kōji TakahashiKōji Takahashi. Kōji Takahashi was 36 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Masanori Takanata'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 10 1935
Portrait of Gō KatōGō Katō. Gō Katō was 33 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Tatsuo Hattori'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 04 1938 –
Died: Mon, Jun 18 2018
Portrait of Yoshiko SakumaYoshiko Sakuma. Yoshiko Sakuma was 32 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Atsuko Sato'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 24 1939
Portrait of Komaki KuriharaKomaki Kurihara. Komaki Kurihara was 26 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Cho Zuiho'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1945
Portrait of Kō NishimuraKō Nishimura. Kō Nishimura was 48 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow
Birthday: Thu, Jan 25 1923 –
Died: Tue, Apr 29 1997
Portrait of Takeo ChiiTakeo Chii. Takeo Chii was 29 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Xu Zailin'.
Birthday: Tue, May 05 1942 –
Died: Fri, Jun 29 2012
Portrait of Gaku YamamotoGaku Yamamoto. Gaku Yamamoto was 34 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Haku Eisho'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 03 1937
Portrait of Kyôko KishidaKyôko Kishida. Kyôko Kishida was 41 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Sanko Otori'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 29 1930 –
Died: Sun, Dec 17 2006
Portrait of Ken HatanoKen Hatano. Ken Hatano was 39 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Takei Hiromichi'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 06 1931 –
Died: Fri, Jan 13 1989
Portrait of Zenji YamadaZenji Yamada. Zenji Yamada was 56 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shokichi Umetani'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 17 1914
Portrait of Masako IzumiMasako Izumi. Masako Izumi was 23 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Kuni Umetani'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 31 1947
Portrait of Nobutada IwasakiNobutada Iwasaki. Nobutada Iwasaki was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Cho Ennen'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shin TatsuokaShin Tatsuoka. Shin Tatsuoka was 66 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Cho Daifuku'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 16 1904 –
Died: Sat, Oct 15 1983
Portrait of Natsue KimuraNatsue Kimura. Natsue Kimura was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Min-buk'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinjirō EharaShinjirō Ehara. Shinjirō Ehara was 34 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Haiyama'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1936 –
Died: Tue, Sep 27 2022
Portrait of Kôji NanbaraKôji Nanbara. Kôji Nanbara was 44 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shiro Jinnai'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 07 1927 –
Died: Thu, Dec 20 2001
Portrait of Kazunaga TsujiKazunaga Tsuji. Kazunaga Tsuji was 27 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Raita Oshio'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 09 1944 –
Died: Wed, Aug 18 2021
Portrait of Hisashi IgawaHisashi Igawa. Hisashi Igawa was 34 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Park'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 17 1936
Portrait of Masaaki MaedaMasaaki Maeda. Masaaki Maeda was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Liang Ensheng'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ulf OtsukiUlf Otsuki. Ulf Otsuki was 36 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Ivanov'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 27 1934 –
Died: Tue, Aug 24 2021
Portrait of Isao TamagawaIsao Tamagawa. Isao Tamagawa was 49 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Saburo Aizawa'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1922 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 2004
Portrait of Jūkei FujiokaJūkei Fujioka. Jūkei Fujioka was 37 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Seishirō Itagaki'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1933 –
Died: Tue, Jul 23 1991
Portrait of Shin SaitoShin Saito. Shin Saito was 27 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Shimazu'.
Birthday: Tue, Oct 19 1943
Portrait of Mizuho SuzukiMizuho Suzuki. Mizuho Suzuki was 43 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 23 1927 –
Died: Sun, Nov 19 2023

Crew

Portrait of Satsuo YamamotoSatsuo Yamamoto. Satsuo Yamamoto was 60 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jul 15 1910 –
Died: Thu, Aug 11 1983
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda. Shinsaku Himeda was 54 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Died: Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Yoshihiro YûkiYoshihiro Yûki. Yoshihiro Yûki was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Thu, Sep 01 2022
Portrait of Yutaka OsawaYutaka Osawa. Yutaka Osawa was 35 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Fri, Nov 15 1935 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 2020
Portrait of Atsushi TakedaAtsushi Takeda. Atsushi Takeda was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuo YamadaNobuo Yamada. Nobuo Yamada was 38 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 11 1932 –
Died: Mon, Feb 02 1998
Portrait of Kanō ŌtsukaKanō Ōtsuka. Kanō Ōtsuka was 55 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 18 1915 –
Died: Wed, Sep 26 1990
Portrait of Yasushi TakedaYasushi Takeda. Yasushi Takeda was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokuko MiyakoTokuko Miyako. Tokuko Miyako was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji. Mutsuo Tanji was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masaru SatōMasaru Satō. Masaru Satō was 43 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Tue, May 29 1928 –
Died: Sun, Dec 05 1999
Portrait of Jumpei GomikawaJumpei Gomikawa. Jumpei Gomikawa was 55 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Novel'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 15 1916 –
Died: Wed, Mar 08 1995
Portrait of Yoshinaga Yoko'oYoshinaga Yoko'o. Yoshinaga Yoko'o was 41 in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1930 –
Died: Tue, Jul 18 2017
Portrait of Hideo KumagaiHideo Kumagai. Hideo Kumagai was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi FukatamiHiroshi Fukatami. Hiroshi Fukatami was >> in Men and War II: Land of Love and Sorrow as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday