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The Brass General

19601h 40mMovieComedy

Ammo scavengers make a living gathering the unexploded bombs and shell casings from the U.S. military training grounds. One of them, Zen, is their champion, a stingy but good-natured person. Based on the novel "Fuhatsudan" by Akae Yukio.

DirectorMiyoji Ieki
WriterShinobu Hashimoto

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Cast · Directed by Miyoji Ieki

HMHiroshi Minami
Hiroshi Minami
Zenzaburo
CAChikage Awashima
Chikage Awashima
Maki
IKIsao Kimura
Isao Kimura
JOJunkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orimoto
YKYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
TI
Takeo Ishimori
YS
Yoshikazu Sugi
TUTetsuo Uematsu
Tetsuo Uematsu
KK
Koji Kiyomura
THTokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

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