Karafuto 1945 Summer

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.

Run Time

1h 59m

Genre

Drama, War, History

Release Date

17 Aug 1974

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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