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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

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Atmospheric antiwar drama about a group of American marines who crash-land on a remote island inhabited by Japanese soldiers. Directed by and starring Frank Sinatra.

Contributors

Captain Dennis Bourke:
Clint Walker
Second Lieutenant Blair:
Tommy Sands
Sergeant Bleeker:
Brad Dexter
Lieutenant Kuroki:
Tatsuya Mihashi
Sergeant Tamura:
Takeshi Kato
Lance Corporal Hirano:
Homare Suguro
Corporal Fujimoto:
Kenji Sahara
Private Arikawa:
Toru Ibuki
Private Tokumaru:
Hisao Dazai
Air Crewman Keller:
Tony Bill
Corporal Craddock:
Sammy Jackson
Lead Private Ando:
Masahiko Tanimura
Private Sato:
Kenichi Hata
Writer:
John Twist
Director:
Frank Sinatra
Producer:
Frank Sinatra
Director of photography:
Harold Lipstein