Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

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Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

1970

3h 17m

6.6(7 votes)

Drama

War

History

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

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40 members

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滝沢修

Yusuke Godai

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芦田伸介

Keisuke Godai

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高橋悦史

Eisuke Godai

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浅丘ルリ子

Yukiko Godai

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十八代目中村勘三郎

Shunsuke Godai

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Mori Satô

Yoriko Godai

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吉田次昭

Kohei Shimegi

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三国連太郎

Shigata Komijiro

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高橋英樹

Shintaro Tsuge

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高橋幸治

Masanori Takanata

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加藤剛

Tatsuo Hattori

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Mitsuko Mito

Otaki

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江原真二郎

Haiyama

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石原裕次郎

Shinozaki Ryoki

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二谷英明

Shofu Yatsugi

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三条泰子

Ryoko Yatsugi

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伊藤孝雄

Takuro Shimegi

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田村高廣

Fuba Manabu

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山本學

Haku Eisho

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岸田今日子

Sanko Otori

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地井武男

Xu Zailin

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栗原小巻

Cho Zuiho

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龍岡晋

Cho Daifuku

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Nobutada Iwasaki

Cho Ennen

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松原智恵子

Motoko Takahata

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丹波哲郎

Unknown Role

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Ken Hatano

Takei Hiromichi

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南原宏治

Shiro Jinnai

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Kazuhiro Fukuzaki

Raita Oshio

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山内明

Kanji Ishihara

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藤岡重慶

Seishirō Itagaki

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清水将夫

Ichirai Zenba

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簗正昭

Ichirai Shingo

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中谷一郎

Daisaku Komoto

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小山源喜

Commander Muraoka

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滝田裕介

Morito Morishima

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佐藤京一

Tadashi Hanaya

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井上昭文

Goro Araki

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鈴木瑞穂

Narrator (voice)

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Harumi Hirota

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