Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny (1970)
Original title: 戦争と人間 第一部「運命の序曲」
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny is a 1970 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, with a running time of 3h 17m. It stars Osamu Takizawa, Shinsuke Ashida and Etsushi Takahashi.
The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.
Cast
- Osamu Takizawa as Yusuke Godai
- Shinsuke Ashida as Keisuke Godai
- Etsushi Takahashi as Eisuke Godai
- Ruriko Asaoka as Yukiko Godai
- Nakamura Kanzaburo as Shunsuke Godai
- Mori Satô as Yoriko Godai
- Tsuguaki Yoshida as Kohei Shimegi
- Rentaro Mikuni as Shigata Komijiro
- Hideki Takahashi as Shintaro Tsuge
- Kōji Takahashi as Masanori Takanata
- Gō Katō as Tatsuo Hattori
- Mitsuko Mito as Otaki