The Thick-Walled Room
Kabe atsuki heya
From the Criterion Collection: 'Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II, this drama about a group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers jailed for crimes against humanity was adapted from the diaries of real prisoners. Because of the inflammatory content, the film was shelved by the studio fro three years before being released.'
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