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MacArthur's Children (1984) · Cineora

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A MASAHIRO SHINODA FILM

MacArthur's Children

19842h 23mMovie

ComedyDramaWar

IMDb6.9/ 10 · 239 votes

ON AN ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC, IN A WORLD ABOUT TO CHANGE...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the denizens of a small Japanese fishing village struggle with defeat, cultural change, and the arrival of American troops.

Bittersweet
Melancholic
Thought-provoking
War
Period piece
Small town

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after and watching alone.

DirectorMasahiro Shinoda

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Takaya YamauchiRyuta Ashigara

Ken WatanabeTetsuo Nakai

Yoshiyuki OmoriSaburo Masaki

Shiori SakuraTakeme "Mume" Hatano

Shima IwashitaTome Anabuki

Hiromi GoMasao Nakai

Masako NatsumeKomako Nakai

Hideji ŌtakiAshigara

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