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The Ode to Joy

6.020062h 15mMovieDramaHistoryWar

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.

DirectorMasanobu Deme
WriterMotomu Furuta
ProducerYusuke Okada

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Streaming in 1 other country

The Ode to Joy isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Masanobu Deme

KMKen Matsudaira
Ken Matsudaira
Matsue
BGBruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Kurt Heinrich
HAHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Iko
JKJun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Takagi
OBOliver Bootz
Oliver Bootz
Carl Baum
KUKostja Ullmann
Kostja Ullmann
Herman Lake
SOSuzuka Ohgo
Suzuka Ohgo
Shio
SMShirō Mifune
Shirō Mifune
KT
Kazuhiko Takeuchi

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