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MacArthur's Children

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Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan
press kit cover
Directed byMasahiro Shinoda
Written byYū Aku (novel), Takeshi Tamura
Produced byMasato Hara
Starring
CinematographyKazuo Miyagawa
Edited bySachiko Yamaji
Music byShinichirō Ikebe
Release date
  • 23 June 1984 (1984-06-23)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

MacArthur's Children (瀬戸内少年野球団, Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan, literally, "The Boys' Baseball Team from Setouchi") is a 1984 Japanese film. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community,[1][2][3][4] the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.

The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[5]

Cast

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Production

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Location

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Filmed on Manabeshima, a small island fishing community in the Kasaoka Islands, of Okayama Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団". 映画の時間.
  3. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団とは". kotobank. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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