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Burning Mountain River - Season 1

The three Amaba brothers are second-generation Japanese Americans, whose allegiances are torn by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Determined to show his loyalty to his adopted country, Isamu volunteers for the U.S. Army and is shipped off to fight in Europe. A second brother, studying in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, is conscripted to fight against the Americans as a Japanese soldier. The third brother Kenji (Matsumoto) avoids conflict by enlisting as a military interpreter, in which capacity he witnesses the war crimes trials that followed Japan's defeat.

Top Cast

  • Matsumoto Hakuō II

    Matsumoto Hakuō II

    Kenji Amo

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Otsuichi Amo

  • Kenji Sawada

    Kenji Sawada

    Charlie Tamiya

  • Kiyoshi Kodama

    Kiyoshi Kodama

    Bunya Shimaki

  • Toshiyuki Nishida

    Toshiyuki Nishida

    Tadashi Amo

  • Yumi Takigawa

    Yumi Takigawa

    Emi Hatanaka / Amo

Overview

The three Amaba brothers are second-generation Japanese Americans, whose allegiances are torn by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Determined to show his loyalty to his adopted country, Isamu volunteers for the U.S. Army and is shipped off to fight in Europe. A second brother, studying in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, is conscripted to fight against the Americans as a Japanese soldier. The third brother Kenji (Matsumoto) avoids conflict by enlisting as a military interpreter, in which capacity he witnesses the war crimes trials that followed Japan's defeat.

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