The Ode to Joy

Name: The Ode to Joy
Director: Masanobu Deme
Genre: Drama, History, War, Music
Released: 2006-06-17
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Ken Matsudaira, Bruno Ganz, Hiroshi Abe, Jun Kunimura, Oliver Bootz

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.

Director:Masanobu Deme

6.0

2006

135 mins

Languages:German, Japanese

DramaHistoryWarMusic

Production:

Yomiuri Shimbun CompanyNippan Group HoldingsShinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd.