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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny1970

★6.8197 minDramaWarHistory

The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.

Director

Satsuo Yamamoto

Writer

Score

Stars

Osamu Takizawa Shinsuke Ashida Etsushi Takahashi

Cast40

Osamu Takizawa
as Yusuke Godai
Shinsuke Ashida
as Keisuke Godai
Etsushi Takahashi
as Eisuke Godai
Ruriko Asaoka
as Yukiko Godai
Nakamura Kanzaburo
as Shunsuke Godai
M
Mori Satô
as Yoriko Godai
T
Tsuguaki Yoshida
as Kohei Shimegi
Rentaro Mikuni
as Shigata Komijiro
Hideki Takahashi
as Shintaro Tsuge
Kōji Takahashi
as Masanori Takanata
Gō Katō
as Tatsuo Hattori
Mitsuko Mito
as Otaki
Shinjirō Ehara
as Haiyama
Yūjirō Ishihara
as Shinozaki Ryoki
Hideaki Nitani
as Shofu Yatsugi
Yasuko Sanjo
as Ryoko Yatsugi
Takao Itō
as Takuro Shimegi
Takahiro Tamura
as Fuba Manabu
Gaku Yamamoto
as Haku Eisho
Kyôko Kishida
as Sanko Otori
Takeo Chii
as Xu Zailin
Komaki Kurihara
as Cho Zuiho
S
Shin Tatsuoka
as Cho Daifuku
N
Nobutada Iwasaki
as Cho Ennen
Chieko Matsubara
as Motoko Takahata
Tetsuro Tamba
Ken Hatano
as Takei Hiromichi
Kōji Nanbara
as Shiro Jinnai
K
Kazuhiro Fukuzaki
as Raita Oshio
Akira Yamanouchi
as Kanji Ishihara
Jūkei Fujioka
as Seishirō Itagaki
Masao Shimizu
as Ichirai Zenba
Masaaki Yana
as Ichirai Shingo
Ichirō Nakatani
as Daisaku Komoto
G
Genki Koyama
as Commander Muraoka
Yūsuke Takita
as Morito Morishima
Kyōichi Satō
as Tadashi Hanaya
Shōbun Inoue
as Goro Araki
Mizuho Suzuki
as Narrator (voice)
H
Harumi Hirota

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