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Raiyantsuuri no Uta

Raiyantsuuri no Uta

Introduction

An indentured Chinese laborer, brought to Japan to work in a coal mine during WWII, manages to escape his captors. He hides out in the Japanese countryside, so far from human habitation that he does not realize when the war ends, with ultimately tragic results. Based on a story by Yoichi Takashi.

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Raiyantsuuri no Uta is a war drama allegedly based on real events, recounting the life of an escaped forced labour prisoner of war, Inlen, a Chinese farmer who was forcefully taken to a coal mine in Hokkaido by the Japanese military during the Pacific War. Escaping just two weeks before Japan's defeat, after undergoing forced labour, he embarks on a challenging life as a fugitive, yearning to return to China, oblivious to the war's conclusion. The movie establishes itself with a hooking introduction, showing the escape from the labour prison and seamlessly transitioning into Inlen's life being on the run and struggling for survival in the harsh and cold environment. With the goal of returning to China, where his wife, pregnant with his child before their separation, may still be living an…

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