Released
The Ode to Joy
June 17 2006 (over 18 years ago)Rating
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- Director: Masanobu Deme
- Genres: Drama, History, War, Music
- Runtime: 2 h 15 m
- Countries: Germany, Japan
- Companies: Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Nippan Group Holdings, Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd., TV Asahi, Tokyo FM, Toei Company
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.