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The Thick-Walled Room (1956)

Poster for The Thick-Walled Room

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

Cast & Crew

Director
Masaki Kobayashi
  • Profile picture of Kō Mishima
    Yokota Kō Mishima
  • Profile picture of Torahiko Hamada
    Yamashita Torahiko Hamada
  • Profile picture of Keiko Kishi
    Yoshiko Keiko Kishi
  • Profile picture of Toshiko Kobayashi
    Yamashita's sister Toshiko Kobayashi
  • Profile picture of Kinzō Shin
    Kawanishi Kinzō Shin
  • Profile picture of Tsutomu Shimomoto
    Kimura Tsutomu Shimomoto
  • Profile picture of Eitarō Ozawa
    Hamada Eitarō Ozawa
  • Profile picture of Tomio Aoki
    Tomio Aoki

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Keywords

  • prison
  • prisoner
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • post war japan
  • crime against humanity