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The Ode to Joy
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The Ode to Joy

2006
Directed byMasanobu Deme
2h 15m

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.

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Ken MatsudairaMatsueBruno GanzKurt HeinrichHiroshi AbeIko
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Oliver BootzCarl Baum
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Suzuka OhgoShio
Shirō Mifune
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DramaHistoryWarMusic
STATUSReleased
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4.5

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