The Ode to Joy

Name: The Ode to Joy
Genre: drama, history, music, war
Released: 2006
Duration: 135 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Ken Matsudaira, Bruno Ganz, Hiroshi Abe, Jun Kunimura, Oliver Bootz

The Ode to Joy (2006) — drama, history, music film. Directed by Masanobu Deme. Starring Ken Matsudaira, Bruno Ganz, Hiroshi Abe, Jun Kunimura.

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A WWI German POW camp director fosters cross-cultural friendship through music and shared humanity.

Drama, History, Music, War · 6/10 · 135 min · 2006

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.

Credits

director

Masanobu Deme
writer

Motomu Furuta
actor

as Matsue

Ken Matsudaira
actor

as Kurt Heinrich

Bruno Ganz
actor

as Iko

Hiroshi Abe

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q690615), public domain (CC0).