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Heroic Purgatory (1970)

Original title: 煉獄エロイカ

1970-09-26 · 2h 1m · JA
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Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending to be the father, comes to get her back; Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. Through this disruption, Rikiya suddenly starts remembering his youth as a revolutionary.

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Yoshishige YoshidaDirectorMasahiro YamadaWriter

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Mariko OkadaMariko OkadaNanakoKaizo KamodaKaizo KamodaKaneko IwasakiKaneko IwasakiAtsukoToru TakeuchiToru TakeuchiKiyoshiNaho KimuraNaho KimuraJyokoYoshiaki MakitaYoshiaki MakitaKazumi TsutsuiKazumi TsutsuiKakuya SaekiKakuya SaekiKenichi MatsunoKenichi MatsunoGo EndouGo EndouTakeshi ŌbayashiTakeshi ŌbayashiTetsuo MorishitaTetsuo Morishita

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What is Heroic Purgatory about?

Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending to be the father, comes to get her back; Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. Through this disruption, Rikiya suddenly starts remembering his youth as a revolutionary.

How long is Heroic Purgatory?

Heroic Purgatory has a runtime of 121 minutes.