Battle Cry

(1975)

★ 5.9 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

Year: 1975

Runtime: 93 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 岡本喜八

Cast: 伊藤敏孝, Юсукэ Окада, 高橋悦史, 伊佐山ひろ子, 千波恵美子, 今福将雄, Shin Ibuki, 小川安三, 長谷川弘, 丹波義隆

Plot

During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to complications that could cost Sentaro his life as they infiltrate enemy lines.