Internees of Kampili

Synopsis

In the autumn of 1945, Petty Officer Tadashi Yamaji is among the numerous war crimes suspects facing death on the gallows for maltreatment of Allied women and children interned in camp Kampili. Kampili is located some ten kilometers outside Macassar on the island of Celebes. Eighteen-hundred Allied women and children were interned for the duration of the war. Yamaji's iron rule for camp administration is : No violence; hands off internees; He also endeavors to establish self-administration by internees while aiming at a self-supporting camp economy within six months. His ingenuity gains the camp numerous pigs to enrich their diet, and sewing machines with to make fatigue uniforms for the military. The internees are grateful for what little aid he can give them. As the tides of war changes, Allied planes bomb the camp in error. But the surrender of Japan changes everything, and the internees join forces to save their former camp commander from the gallows.

Main Cast

Minoru Ôki

Tadashi Yamaji

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Naoki Sugiura

Commander Akihara

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Shinji Takano

Lieutenant Ohta

Age : 98 | Popularity : 3%

Keiko Kuni

Chiyoko

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Kinzō Shin

Lawyer Takakuwa

Age : 78 | Popularity : 8%

Kyū Sazanka

Commander Matsushita

Age : 56 | Popularity : 8%

Taiji Tonoyama

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Yoshito Yamaji

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Katsuhito Inomata
	Original Story	Masao Kikuchi
Sound	Original Music Composer	Chūji Kinoshita
Directing	Director	Manao Horiuchi
Department	Role	Name

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