MacArthur's Children (瀬戸内少年野球団, Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan) is a 1984 Japanese film. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community,[1][2][3][4] the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.

Setouchi Shōnen Yakyū-dan
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Directed byMasahiro Shinoda
Written byYū Aku (novel), Takeshi Tamura
Produced byMasato Hara
Starring
CinematographyKazuo Miyagawa
Edited bySachiko Yamaji
Music byShinichirō Ikebe
Release date
  • 23 June 1984 (1984-06-23)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[5]

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Filmed on Manabeshima, a small island fishing community in the Kasaoka Islands, of Okayama Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea.

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  1. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団". 映画の時間.
  3. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団とは". kotobank. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ "瀬戸内少年野球団". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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