New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave. Although a university graduate, he has several times deliberately failed the exam for promotion and thus remains a corporal after four years' service.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Duration:

92 minutes

Year:

1972

Director:

Yasuzō Masumura

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Company:

Katsu Production,

TOHO

Cast:

Kisaburo Omiya

Arita

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Co-Producer

Screenplay