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BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 38 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

WWII drama. A downed American pilot joins British guerrillas to rescue POWs from a Japanese ship before they can be shipped back to Japan. Starring Timothy Bottoms and Edward Fox. Show more

Contributors

Major Benford:
Edward Fox
Colonel Grayson:
Denholm Elliott
Lt Crawford:
Christopher Penn
Major Harada:
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lt Tanaka:
George Takei
Cmdr Hunt:
Nick Tate
Seaman Miller:
Timothy Bottoms
Sergeant Perry:
Richard Graham
Cmdr Davidson:
Michael Dante
Producer:
Kurt Unger
Exec Officer Clancy:
Blaise Alexandre
Lt Yamashita:
Masato Nagamori

Formats

Source: BBC Online
BBC Four

Duration: 2 hours, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear set in 16th-century Japan. An ageing warlord announces his intention to retire and split his kingdom up among his three sons. Show more

Contributors

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji:
Tatsuya Nakadai
Taro Takatora Ichimonji:
Akira Terao
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji:
Jinpachi Nezu
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji:
Daisuke Ryu
Lady Kaede:
Mieko Harada
Shuri Kurogane:
Hisashi Igawa
Tango Hirayama:
Masayuki Yui
Kageyu Ikoma:
Kazuo Kato
Shumenosuke Ogura:
Norio Matsui
Mondo Naganuma:
Toshiya Ito
Samon Shirane:
Kenji Kodama
Koyata Hatakeyama:
Takeshi Kato
Voice of Koyata Hatakeyama:
Seizo Kato
Seiji Ayabe:
Jun Tazaki
Nobuhiro Fujimaki:
Hitoshi Ueki
Writer:
Masato Ide
Producer:
Masato Hara
Director of photography:
Asakazu Nakai
Director of photography:
Takao Saito

Formats

Source: BBC Online