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The Ode to Joy
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Title: The Ode to Joy

Release Date: 17 Jun 2006

Runtime: 2h 15m

Genre: Drama, History, War, Music

Director: Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Nippan Group Holdings, Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd., TV Asahi, Tokyo FM, Toei Company

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

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 4.5 (2 votes)

Cast

  • Matsue: Ken Matsudaira
  • Kurt Heinrich: Bruno Ganz
  • Iko: Hiroshi Abe
  • Takagi: Jun Kunimura
  • Carl Baum: Oliver Bootz
  • Herman Lake: Kostja Ullmann
  • Shio: Suzuka Ohgo
  • : Shirō Mifune
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