World War III Breaks Out

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Overview

The lives of several Japanese families are shattered as the USA and the USSR move toward war, Japan finds itself caught in the middle, and Tokyo is ultimately evacuated as the two superpowers invoke the 'nuclear option'.

Cast: Tatsuo Umemiya, Yoshiko Mita, Yayoi Furusato, Norifumi Fujishima, Seiichirō Kameishi, more

Director: Shigeaki Hidaka, William Ross

Genres: Science Fiction, Drama

Cast

Tatsuo Umemiya

正木記者

Yoshiko Mita

藤本知子

Yayoi Furusato

沢本静子

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Norifumi Fujishima

沢本茂夫

Seiichirō Kameishi

市村憲一

Yoshi Katō

沢本耕三

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Yukiko Nikaido

市村見栄

Michiko Hoshi

恵子

Takashi Kanda

大塚先生

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Fusatarō Ishijima

市村良一

Akiko Kazami

市村喬子

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Koji Sahara

昌一

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Junji Masuda

殿村

Junkichi Orimoto

森本カメラマン

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