
The Ode to Joy
Drama · History · War
Overview
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.
Top Cast


Ken Matsudaira
Ken Matsudaira
Matsue
Ken Matsudaira
Matsue


Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Kurt Heinrich
Bruno Ganz
Kurt Heinrich


Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Iko
Hiroshi Abe
Iko


Jun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
Takagi
Jun Kunimura
Takagi


Oliver Bootz
Oliver Bootz
Carl Baum
Oliver Bootz
Carl Baum


Kostja Ullmann
Kostja Ullmann
Herman Lake
Kostja Ullmann
Herman Lake


Suzuka Ohgo
Suzuka Ohgo
Shio
Suzuka Ohgo
Shio


Shirō Mifune
Shirō Mifune
Shirō Mifune
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