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Released
1984 · FILM

MacArthur's Children

On an island in the Pacific, in a world about to change...

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Runtime
143 min
Language
JA
ComedyDramaWar

Synopsis

In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.

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Principal cast & crew: 19

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Sachiko YamajiShot by Kazuo MiyagawaScored by Shinichiro IkebeDesigned by Dai Arakawa

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