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Blood Oath
“Where does war end and murder begin?”
5.7 / 10• 1990• 1h 48m•R• English
DramaWar
Storyline
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes
Cast & Crew
Bryan Brown
Captain Cooper
Lead
George Takei
Vice-Admiral Baron Takahashi
Terry O'Quinn
Major Beckett
John Bach
Major Roberts
TS
Toshi Shioya
Lt. Tanaka
Deborah Kara Unger
Sister Littell
John Clarke
Sheedy
Russell Crowe
Lt. Corbett
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Wallace's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Blood Oath is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
