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MacArthur's Children
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Wikipedia article
is a 1984 Japanese film. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community, the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.
The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cast
* Takaya Yamauchi as Ryuta
* Yoshiyuki Omori as Saburo
* Shiori Sakura as Takeme "Mume" Hatano
* Masako Natsume as Komako
* Hideji taki as Ashigara
* Haruko Kato as Haru
* Ken Watanabe as Tetsuo
* Shima Iwashita as Tome
* Hiromi Go as Masao Nakai
Production
* Yoshinobu Nishioka -Art direction
Location
Filmed on Manabeshima, a small island fishing community in the Kasaoka Islands, of Okayama Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea.
See also
* List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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