THE REVOLT (1980)

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The Revolt
War, Drama
January 15, 1980
Japanese
2h 30m
Japan
Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd.
When a young soldier is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution, his commander, Col. Miyagi, tries to honor his dying wish to rescue his sister. Upon finding Kaoru at a party working as a geisha and later rescuing her from committing suicide, Col. Miyagi allows her to move in with him. Over time, the two grow close, but in spite of Kaoru's growing feelings for him, Col. Miyagi is unable to bring himself to return her love. On the night of his deployment to war, Col. Miyagi finally admits his feelings for Kaoru, but will they ever be able to enjoy a peaceful life together now that a very violent and bloody military revolt is under way...
Cast & Characters
Ken Takakura
Keisuke Miyagi
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kaoru Mizoguchi
Masakane Yonekura
MP Sergeant Major Shima
Junko Sakurada
Yoko Takami
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Hideo Mizoguchi
Rokkō Toura
MP Captain Abe
Akira Kume
Kinzo Mizoguchi
Nenji Kobayashi
Sergeant Harada
Crew
Shirō Moritani
Director
Nobuo Yamada
Screenplay
Shigeaki Saegusa
Original Music Composer
Hanjirō Nakazawa
Director of Photography