Heroic Purgatory (1970)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Release: 1970-09-26
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida
Writers: Masahiro Yamada
Language: Japanese
Stars: Mariko Okada , Mariko Okada , Kaizo Kamoda , Kaizo Kamoda , Kazumi Tsutsui , Naho Kimura , Kaneko Iwasaki , Tôru Takeuchi , Yoshiaki Makita
Runtime: 118 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Purgatoire eroïca (France, French Republic) , Heroic Purgatory (United States of America) , Heroic Purgatory , Heroic Purgatory (Canada) , Rengoku eroica , 煉獄エロイカ (Japan) , Чистилище для героев
Plot: Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan after spending a few years studying at the MIT. He's working on a new project involving the creation of laser beams. One day, his wife Nanako, comes back home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, who pretends to be Ayu's father, come to get her back but Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. With this girl entering their peaceful life, Rikiya suddenly begins to remember his youth, when he was a revolutionary.
IMDB:tt0065834