Song of the Canefields

Song of the Canefields 2003 Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa さとうきび畑の唄

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Drama , TV Movie , War

Production Companies TBS , BS-i , TBS Entertainment

Release Date 28 September 2003

159 mins