Japanese War Horse Feature Film Only) "Prayer at Dawn" 17184 (1940)

Synopsis

Chiyo is a rancher's daughter, and her mother Shige recommended her to marry Fuyuki, a cowboy foreman, but she fell in love with Shinkichi in the village and married Shinkichi. Therefore, Shige cut the ties between Chiyo and his parents. One day Shinkichi decides to go on the road, and Fuyuki, who is also Shinkichi's best friend, persuades Chiyo to forgive him, but Shige does not agree. Eventually, the horse Taro, who was raised by Shinkichi and Chiyo, will be requisitioned by the army, but at the same time, a draft letter will come to Fuyuki. Fuyuki, a cavalry sergeant, talks to the captain to make Taro his own horse and goes to the continent (Invasion of China). Fuyuki, who was given Taro, learned that Shinkichi's troops were nearby and went to see him, but Shinkichi had just died in the battle the day before. The news of Shinkichi's death in the war reaches the inland, and Shige goes to his wife to bring his daughter back, but Chiyo tells his mother that he will continue to be Shinkichi's wife for the rest of his life. On the continent, Fuyuki, who holds the remains of Shinkichi, straddles Taro's back and marches towards the military fortress. Some of the interesting military footage shown in the film includes: Japanese bomber aircraft (15:23) bombing a Chinese city, Japanese tanks on the move (17:48), Japanese Imperial Army Infantry (18:39), Japanese cavalry troops (22:30), Japanese infantry marching in the rain (25:40). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC…

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Running time

42 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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