Battle Cry(1975)

movie - first aired/released 1975-03-14 - 93 min - audience 5.9

Comedy, Drama, War

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

During the military phase of the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Sentaro joins a local militia loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate in order to fight Imperial troops. But Sentaro's friendship with a pickpocket, who switches sides whenever it suits his needs, leads to complications that could cost Sentaro his life as they infiltrate enemy lines.