Sachiko Hidari gives a towering performance in Kinji Fukasaku’s devastating anti-war drama as Mrs.Togashi, a war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband’s garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband’s conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth. “Until my husband can rest in peace,” she proclaims, “I’ll have no comfort.” Thus begins a Rashomon-like mystery that unfolds in harrowing flashbacks, punctuated by archival still combat images that convey the brutality and absurdity of war.
- NTSC Region 1
- Japanese Audio with English Subtitles
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Audio commentary by acclaimed Fukasaku subtitler Linda Hoaglund
- Interview with noted Fukasaku scholar Yamane Sadao
- Essay by Tom Mes (Midnight Eye).
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