Poster of Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Plot: The upstart Godai family conglomerate plans to strengthen ties with the hardliners in the Kwantung Army as they plan military expansion into Manchuria.
Release Date: Friday, August 14 1970
54 years ago
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Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa was 63 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Yusuke Godai'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 14 1906 –
Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida was 53 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Keisuke Godai'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Etsushi TakahashiEtsushi TakahashiEtsushi Takahashi was 35 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Eisuke Godai'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 02 1935 –
Sun, May 19 1996
Portrait of Ruriko AsaokaRuriko AsaokaRuriko Asaoka was 30 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Yukiko Godai'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 02 1940
Portrait of Nakamura KanzaburoNakamura KanzaburoNakamura Kanzaburo was 15 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Shunsuke Godai'.
Birthday: Mon, May 30 1955 –
Wed, Dec 05 2012
Portrait of Mori SatôMori SatôMori Satô was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Yoriko Godai'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsuguaki YoshidaTsuguaki YoshidaTsuguaki Yoshida was 16 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Kohei Shimegi'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 14 1954
Portrait of Rentaro MikuniRentaro MikuniRentaro Mikuni was 47 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Shigata Komijiro'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1923 –
Sun, Apr 14 2013
Portrait of Hideki TakahashiHideki TakahashiHideki Takahashi was 26 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Shintaro Tsuge'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 10 1944
Portrait of Kōji TakahashiKōji TakahashiKōji Takahashi was 35 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Masanori Takanata'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 10 1935
Portrait of Gō KatōGō KatōGō Katō was 32 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Tatsuo Hattori'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 04 1938 –
Mon, Jun 18 2018
Portrait of Mitsuko MitoMitsuko MitoMitsuko Mito was 51 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Otaki'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 23 1919 –
Sun, Apr 05 1981
Portrait of Shinjirô EharaShinjirô EharaShinjirô Ehara was 33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Haiyama'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1936 –
Tue, Sep 27 2022
Portrait of Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō IshiharaYūjirō Ishihara was 35 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Shinozaki Ryoki'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Fri, Jul 17 1987
Portrait of Hideaki NitaniHideaki NitaniHideaki Nitani was 40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Shofu Yatsugi'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 28 1930 –
Sat, Jan 07 2012
Portrait of Yasuko SanjoYasuko SanjoYasuko Sanjo was 29 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Ryoko Yatsugi'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 22 1940
Portrait of Takao ItoTakao ItoTakao Ito was 33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Takuro Shimegi'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 31 1937
Portrait of Takahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraTakahiro Tamura was 41 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Fuba Manabu'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 31 1928 –
Tue, May 16 2006
Portrait of Gaku YamamotoGaku YamamotoGaku Yamamoto was 33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Haku Eisho'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 03 1937
Portrait of Kyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaKyôko Kishida was 40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Sanko Otori'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 29 1930 –
Sun, Dec 17 2006
Portrait of Takeo ChiiTakeo ChiiTakeo Chii was 28 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Xu Zailin'.
Birthday: Tue, May 05 1942 –
Fri, Jun 29 2012
Portrait of Komaki KuriharaKomaki KuriharaKomaki Kurihara was 25 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Cho Zuiho'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1945
Portrait of Shin TatsuokaShin TatsuokaShin Tatsuoka was 65 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Cho Daifuku'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 16 1904 –
Sat, Oct 15 1983
Portrait of Nobutada IwasakiNobutada IwasakiNobutada Iwasaki was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Cho Ennen'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chieko MatsubaraChieko MatsubaraChieko Matsubara was 25 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Motoko Takahata'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 06 1945
Portrait of Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaTetsuro Tamba was 48 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1922 –
Sun, Sep 24 2006
Portrait of Ken HatanoKen HatanoKen Hatano was 39 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Takei Hiromichi'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 06 1931 –
Fri, Jan 13 1989
Portrait of Kôji NanbaraKôji NanbaraKôji Nanbara was 43 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Shiro Jinnai'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 07 1927 –
Thu, Dec 20 2001
Portrait of Kazuhiro FukuzakiKazuhiro FukuzakiKazuhiro Fukuzaki was 14 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Raita Oshio'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 25 1956
Portrait of Akira YamanouchiAkira YamanouchiAkira Yamanouchi was 49 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Kanji Ishihara'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 11 1921 –
Fri, Oct 29 1993
Portrait of Jūkei FujiokaJūkei FujiokaJūkei Fujioka was 36 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Seishirō Itagaki'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1933 –
Tue, Jul 23 1991
Portrait of Masao ShimizuMasao ShimizuMasao Shimizu was 61 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Ichirai Zenba'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 05 1908 –
Sun, Oct 05 1975
Portrait of Masaaki YanaMasaaki YanaMasaaki Yana was 25 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Ichirai Shingo'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 02 1945 –
Sat, Apr 28 2012
Portrait of Ichirō NakataniIchirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani was 39 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Daisaku Komoto'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 15 1930 –
Thu, Apr 01 2004
Portrait of Genki KoyamaGenki KoyamaGenki Koyama was 55 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Commander Muraoka'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 08 1915 –
Thu, Apr 11 1991
Portrait of Yûsuke TakitaYûsuke TakitaYûsuke Takita was 39 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Morito Morishima'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 29 1930 –
Sun, May 03 2015
Portrait of Kyōichi SatōKyōichi SatōKyōichi Satō was 33 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Tadashi Hanaya'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 29 1936
Portrait of Shōbun InoueShōbun InoueShōbun Inoue was 42 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Goro Araki'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 22 1927 –
Mon, Jan 28 2013
Portrait of Mizuho SuzukiMizuho SuzukiMizuho Suzuki was 42 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 23 1927 –
Sun, Nov 19 2023

Crew

Portrait of Satsuo YamamotoSatsuo YamamotoSatsuo Yamamoto was 60 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jul 15 1910 –
Thu, Aug 11 1983
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda was 53 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Yoshifumi KojimaYoshifumi KojimaYoshifumi Kojima was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira KatoAkira KatoAkira Kato was 36 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, May 09 1934 –
Fri, Apr 08 2011
Portrait of Tadahiko IsomiTadahiko IsomiTadahiko Isomi was 40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Fri, Mar 21 1930
Portrait of Nobuo YamadaNobuo YamadaNobuo Yamada was 38 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 11 1932 –
Mon, Feb 02 1998
Portrait of Kanō ŌtsukaKanō ŌtsukaKanō Ōtsuka was 55 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Jul 18 1915 –
Wed, Sep 26 1990
Portrait of Yasushi TakedaYasushi TakedaYasushi Takeda was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokuko MiyakoTokuko MiyakoTokuko Miyako was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masaru SatōMasaru SatōMasaru Satō was 42 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Tue, May 29 1928 –
Sun, Dec 05 1999
Portrait of Jumpei GomikawaJumpei GomikawaJumpei Gomikawa was 54 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Novel'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 15 1916 –
Wed, Mar 08 1995
Portrait of Yoshinaga Yoko'oYoshinaga Yoko'oYoshinaga Yoko'o was 40 in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1930 –
Tue, Jul 18 2017
Portrait of Hiroshi FukatamiHiroshi FukatamiHiroshi Fukatami was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasuo IwakiYasuo IwakiYasuo Iwaki was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsuneo FuruyamaTsuneo FuruyamaTsuneo Furuyama was >> in Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday