MacArthur's Children
1984 Japanese film
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MacArthur's Children (瀬戸内少年野球団, Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan; literally, "The Boys' Baseball Team from Setouchi") is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community,[1][2][3][4] the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.
Directed byMasahiro Shinoda
Written byTakeshi Tamura
Based onSetouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan
by Yū Aku
by Yū Aku
Produced byMasato Hara
| MacArthur's Children | |
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| Directed by | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Written by | Takeshi Tamura |
| Based on | Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan by Yū Aku |
| Produced by | Masato Hara |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
| Music by | Shinichirō Ikebe |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[5]
Cast
- Takaya Yamauchi as Ryuta
- Yoshiyuki Omori as Saburo
- Shiori Sakura as Takeme "Mume" Hatano
- Masako Natsume as Komako
- Hideji Ōtaki as Ashigara
- Haruko Kato as Haru
- Ken Watanabe as Tetsuo
- Shima Iwashita as Tome
- Hiromi Go as Masao Nakai
Production
- Yoshinobu Nishioka -Art direction
Location
Filmed on Manabeshima, a small island fishing community in the Kasaoka Islands, of Okayama Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea.
