---
title: 'Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kinji Fukasaku'
released: '1972-03-13'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/under-the-flag-of-the-rising-sun-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289782/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)

1972 · 96 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 軍旗はためく下に

## Synopsis

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun  is a 1972 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is based on two of the stories in Yūki Shōji's Naoki Prize-winning short story collection of the same name. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kinji Fukasaku](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinji-fukasaku)
- **Screenplay:** [Kaneto Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaneto-shindo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hikaru Hayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hikaru-hayashi)

## Cast

- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Sachiko Hidari](https://cinepixo.com/people/sachiko-hidari)

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