The Navy (1963)

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him. As it turns out, however, Takao's poor health prevents him from entering the navy while his friend is chosen instead. As time goes by, Takao becomes a painter and changes his mind about the meaningfulness of war and fighting, while his friend goes the opposite path. Meanwhile Takao's sister falls in love with Shinji.

Cast (36)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Kinya Kitaoji

Shinji

Sonny Chiba

Takao

Michiko Araki

F

Fusatarō Ishijima

Yoshi Katō

Yoshiko Mita

Haruko Sugimura

Eijirō Tōno

Gōzō Sōma

S

Shirō Ōki

K

Katsuo Tagawa

S

Sakae Yamaura

K

Kenji Miyako

Sayoko Tanimoto

田

田中恵美子

Ryuko Mizukami

R

Rumiko Tanuma

Y

Yuko Hinoki

Shigemi Kitahara

Takeshi Katō

M

Masahiko Naruse

A

Akira Nagashima

M

Mitsuru Hagiwara

三

三宅一

Shinjirō Ehara

Michirō Minami

Y

Yoshio Kirishima

Nenji Kobayashi

菅

菅原壮男

J

Junji Masuda

Tatsuo Umemiya

Seiichirō Kameishi

Akiko Kazami

H

Haruko Toda

T

Teru Kobayashi

M

Midori Yamamoto

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