A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an effort to desert by stealing a train.
The Hoodlum Soldier Collection
Movie Collection about two Soldiers, one of them is a former yakuza, and the other one is an intellectual from a good family
Having escaped, Omiya and Arita are sent flying backwards by landmines set by the guerrillas. Once again, they must confront their superiors.
Private Omiya and Private First Class Arita, who are about to be executed for desertion, are sent to the Soviet border instead.
As the war escalates, Omiya and Arita join the reinforcement troops stationed in Northern Manchuria. While waiting for the Soviet attack, the duo still manages to rankle their superiors.
Sixth part of the Hoodlum Soldier saga.
Private Omiya (Shintaro Katsu) and Private First Class Arita (Takahiro Tamura) are sent to the border of the Soviet Union.
The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave.