The Ode to Joy

Movie
Audience Score
45
The Ode to Joy
NR 2 hr 15 minHistory, Drama, War, Music
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.
StarringKen MatsudairaBruno GanzHiroshi Abe
DirectorMasanobu Deme
WriterMotomu Furuta

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Nippan Group Holdings, Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd., TV Asahi, Tokyo FM, Toei Company
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