Storyline
Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.
Cast & Crew
Ken Matsudaira
Matsue
Lead
Bruno Ganz
Kurt Heinrich
Hiroshi Abe
Iko
Jun Kunimura
Takagi
Oliver Bootz
Carl Baum
Kostja Ullmann
Herman Lake
Suzuka Ohgo
Shio
Shirō Mifune
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masanobu Deme's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ode to Joy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
