Bôrô no kesshitai

Name: Bôrô no kesshitai
Genre: Action, War
Released: 1943-04-15
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Minoru Takada, Setsuko Hara, Hideo Saito, Ichirō Sugai, Masao Shimizu

IMDb ID: tt0312516 · Year: 1943 · Rating: 5.8 (29 votes)

Genres: Action · War

The story centres around a border security team in 1935 Korea. Upon receiving new recruits they hold a welcome party including a restaurant owner and his daughter. The border's commander has a wife (Hara Setsuko) who helps deliver...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Death Command of the Tower (English, Alternative Title)
Korea: Manglu-ui gyeolsadae (transliterated title)
Poland: Samobójcze oddziały na wieży obserwacyjnej
World-wide: The Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (English)
World-wide: Watchtower Suicide Squad (English, informal English title)
Soviet Union: Отряд смертников на дозорной вышке (Russian)
Japan: 望楼の決死隊
Death Command of the TowerRelease Date1943-04-15Runtime95 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsyear 1935
1930s
border guard
korea
japanese occupation of koreaFilming LocationsYalu River, North KoreaProduction CompaniesChôsen eiga
Government-General of Korea Film Commission
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312516/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0312516.jpgUpdated At2025-08-26T09:42:05

Directors

Tadashi Imai

Writers

Yasutarô Yagi
Yûsaku Yamagata

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Minoru Takada | Character: Assistant Police Inspector Takatsu
Actor: Setsuko Hara | Character: Yoshiko
Actor: Hideo Saito | Character: Police Officer Asano
Actor: Ichirō Sugai | Character: Ryu
Actor: Masao Shimizu | Character: Police Officer Sugiyama
Actor: Yumiko Togawa | Character: Lin
Actor: Yōnosuke Toba | Character: Police Officer Kumazawa
Actor: Kenzô Asada | Character: Man With Unclear Voice
Actor: Akira Sayama | Character: Actor
Actor: Yô Kinoshita | Character: Police Officer Boku
Actor: Sachiko Mitani | Character: Yan
Actor: Shin-jae Kim | Character: Kim
Actor: Wara Hata | Character: Police Officer Kin
Actor: Ok Jeon | Character: Hye-ok Hwang
Actor: Taek-yi Jeon | Character: Soon-sa Im
Actor: Ju | Character: Oh
Actor: In-gyu Ju | Character: Chang-deok Hwang
Actor: Hong-sik Kang | Character: Sun-sa Kim
Actor: Ryô Sayama | Character: Wang
Actor: Ei Shin | Character: Ryu
Actor: Yeong Sim | Character: Dong-soon Yoo

[Directors Group]
Name: Tadashi Imai | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yasutarô Yagi | Role: Writer
Name: Yûsaku Yamagata | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Sanezumi Fujimoto | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Seiichi Suzuki | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hiroshi Suzuki | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: In-kyu Choi | Role: Editor
Name: Fusao Hata | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Takashi Matsuyama | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: In-kyu Choi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Special Effects]
Name: Eiji Tsuburaya | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Seong-jung Kim | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312516/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: April 15, 1943
Japan: April 29, 1943 (territory of Korea)

Awards

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Box Office

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