

The film is set in Karafuto after the radio broadcast of the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War. On August 15, 1945, Soviet forces invaded Karafuto. On August 20, the postal telegraph office in Maoka suspended operations and nine of the twelve telephone operators committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide while the city was being invaded.
Director
Mitsuo Murayama
Writers
Takeo Kunihiro
Release Date
August 17, 1974
Runtime
1h 59m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
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