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      Behind the Rising Sun

      1943 1h 28m War List
      Reviews 0% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score In the 1930s, Taro Seki (Tom Neal) returns to Japan after graduating from Cornell University in the United States. An ambitious man, Seki searches for employment with Clancy O'Hara (Don Douglas), a prominent American engineer in Tokyo. While at the engineer's office, Seki falls in love with O'Hara's secretary, Tama Shimamura (Margo). Soon, the two plan to marry, but Seki is drafted for the Sino-Japanese War -- and, when he returns from the battlefields, he is no longer the same man. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 01 Buy Now

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Ridiculous wartime propaganda film. Rated: C Sep 1, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Didn't anyone find it offensive that WHITE actors were playing Asians? AND THEY LOOKS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member It was okay. Its an interesting beginning, kind of lagged a bit and then a lot of things happen inthe last half. Basically a nice, naive, man, Seki quickly falls for his fathers secretary, which is wrong because he family doesn't come from money. Seki goes off to war with China and is disgusted at what he sees. However, he is told that he must ignore these things and basically grow some balls. When he returns home, he is confronted about what he saw and how he did nothing about it. He no longer is the nice guy that he used to be. I don't want to give away the ending too much but its good. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member ok wartime propaganda Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis In the 1930s, Taro Seki (Tom Neal) returns to Japan after graduating from Cornell University in the United States. An ambitious man, Seki searches for employment with Clancy O'Hara (Don Douglas), a prominent American engineer in Tokyo. While at the engineer's office, Seki falls in love with O'Hara's secretary, Tama Shimamura (Margo). Soon, the two plan to marry, but Seki is drafted for the Sino-Japanese War -- and, when he returns from the battlefields, he is no longer the same man.
      Director
      Edward Dmytryk
      Screenwriter
      Emmet Lavery, James Young
      Production Co
      RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 28m
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