Year: 1939
Duration: 66
The Japanese documentarist Kamei Fumio follows the Japanese army
in its war against China, trying to capture the conflict's drama and reality.
For this reason, the film was banned by the authorities and was believed lost
until it resurfaced in 1976. The film has no narration and uses only images,
sounds and music. Tatakau heitai is an important example of anti-war cinema, and
is also one of Kamei's best films.
Biography
film director
Kamei Fumio
Kamei Fumio (1908-1987) studied cinema in Leningrad and became a documentarist in 1938. He was arrested in 1941, shortly before the war in the Pacific, and returned to cinema at the end of the war, alternating fiction films and documentaries until the end of his career. He founded the production house Japan Documentary Film, with which he has made documentaries that bear witness to the reality of post-war Japan.
Cast
& Credits
Regia, montaggio/Director, film
editor: Kamei Fumio
Assistente alla regia/Assistent director: Segawa Junichi
Fotografia/Director of photography: Miki Shigeru
Musica/Music: Koseki Yuji
Suono/Sound: Kanayama Kinjiro
Produttore/Producer: Matsuzaki Keiji
Produzione/Producion: Culture Films Department, Toho
Assistente alla regia/Assistent director: Segawa Junichi
Fotografia/Director of photography: Miki Shigeru
Musica/Music: Koseki Yuji
Suono/Sound: Kanayama Kinjiro
Produttore/Producer: Matsuzaki Keiji
Produzione/Producion: Culture Films Department, Toho