Yasen kangofu

In 1942 South China, hardened field hospital nurse Yukiko secretly loves Sergeant Nemoto. The arrival of a fragile new nurse, Keiko, reawakens Yukiko's warmth but also sparks intense jealousy when Nemoto shows Keiko kindness. As the two bond over a shared hometown, Yukiko's resentment grows. The situation is compounded by the escalating chaos of a losing war, including air raids, medicine shortages, and a deadly malaria outbreak that weakens Keiko. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s impending defeat, Yukiko is forced to confront the high cost of her envy and decide where her loyalties lie in a final test of courage and compassion.

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92 min

Cast

Yoko Minakaze

as Yukiko Koshima

Shoji Nakayama

as Sergeant Nemoto

Keiko Orihara

as Keiko Onda

Chikako Miyagi

as Mitsue Mita

Koji Tsuruta

as Navy Lieutenant Yamamoto

Michitarō Mizushima

Susumu Fujita

Tōru Abe

as Sergeant Aoki

Hiroshi Ogasawara

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Ureo Egawa

Chieko Seki

as Nurse Okiyama

Kakuko Murata

as Mitsue's mother

Shuntarō Emi

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Ichiro Kodama

Shonosuke Sawamura

Shin Takemura

Yōji Misaki

Shunji Kubo

Reiko Otani

Yoshiko Sakuramachi

Hiromi Kawaguchi

Eiko Ohara

Kikuko Hanaoka

Director

Hiromasa Nomura