Kodomo no koro sensô ga atta

Name: Kodomo no koro sensô ga atta
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1981-02-14
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 4.6
Cast: Meiko Kaji, Fumie Kashiyama, Catharine, Yûichi Saitô, Hitomi Nakahara

IMDb ID: tt0476277 · Year: 1981 · Rating: 4.6 (20 votes)

Genres: Drama · War

Weeks before the end of World War II, a boy finds an American girl hidden in the barn of his grandmother's house. The girl turns out to be his cousin, and they become friends, but the Japanese police is informed of the girl's pres...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: There Was a War When I Was a Child
Italy: There Was a War When I Was a Child
United States: There Was a War When I Was a Child
Brazil: A Guerra e as Crianças
East Germany: Es war Krieg, als ich Kind war
Hungary: Háborúban nöttem fel
Japan: 子どものころ戦争があった (Japanese)
子どものころ戦争があったRelease Date1981-02-14Runtime101 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsamerican
police
girl
hiding
cousinProduction CompaniesShochikuIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476277/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0476277.jpgUpdated At2025-09-16T14:52:04

Directors

Sadao Saitô

Writers

Naoyuki Suzuki

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Meiko Kaji | Character: Futae Nomoto
Actor: Fumie Kashiyama | Character: Kazue Hasuike
Actor: Catharine | Character: Emi Nomoto
Actor: Yûichi Saitô | Character: Tarô Hasuike
Actor: Hitomi Nakahara | Character: Masae Nomoto
Actor: Hiromi Kurita | Character: Chieko
Actor: Hatsuo Yamaya | Character: Teshirogi, policeman
Actor: Yutaka Hayashi | Character: Makoto Motohashi
Actor: Kenji Shintani | Character: Sergeant Major Shimada
Actor: Kôei Yamamoto | Character: Kisuke
Actor: Ryôzen Yoshida | Character: Tatsuji
Actor: Junzaburō Ban | Character: Jimpachi
Actor: Masako Itô | Character: Actress
Actor: Aiko Mimasu | Character: Miyo Nomoto

[Directors Group]
Name: Sadao Saitô | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Naoyuki Suzuki | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Akira Akai | Role: Producer
Name: Kôichi Itô | Role: Producer
Name: Tetsuo Sashô | Role: Producer
Name: Masatake Wakita | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Masaru Satō | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mitsuru Utagawa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Masukazu Tsuruta | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Itaka Yoshino | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Kôji Tsuyuki | Role: Set Decorator

[Production Management]
Name: Minoru Fukuda | Role: Production Manager
Name: Yoshinori Ikeda | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shinkichi Uemura | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Rokurô Wakabayashi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Akiyuki Itô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kazuhisa Takahashi | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Yasuo Ishida | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Masahiro Noda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476277/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: February 14, 1981
Philippines: January 18, 1982 (Manila International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: June 11, 1983 (TV premiere)
Hungary: May 8, 1986

Awards

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Box Office

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