
MacArthur's Children
War · Drama · Comedy
Overview
In this drama at the end of World War II, the inhabitants of a small Japanese fishing village must come to terms with their nation's defeat and the sudden occupation of General MacArthur and his troops.
Top Cast


Takaya Yamauchi
Takaya Yamauchi
Ryuta Ashigara
Takaya Yamauchi
Ryuta Ashigara


Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Tetsuo Nakai
Ken Watanabe
Tetsuo Nakai
Yoshiyuki Omori
Yoshiyuki Omori
Saburo Masaki
Yoshiyuki Omori
Saburo Masaki
Shiori Sakura
Shiori Sakura
Takeme "Mume" Hatano
Shiori Sakura
Takeme "Mume" Hatano


Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Tome Anabuki
Shima Iwashita
Tome Anabuki


Hiromi Go
Hiromi Go
Masao Nakai
Hiromi Go
Masao Nakai


Masako Natsume
Masako Natsume
Komako Nakai
Masako Natsume
Komako Nakai


Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Ashigara
Hideji Ōtaki
Ashigara


Jūzō Itami
Jūzō Itami
Hatano
Jūzō Itami
Hatano


Shinsuke Shimada
Shinsuke Shimada
Shinsuke Shimada
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