January 1905, Manchuria. The Russo-Japanese War has been going on for nearly a year. The Japanese has just dealt the Russians a notable blow by capturing Port Arthur. The end seems to be in sight but the Japanese themselves are in the blink of collapse as their manpower and resources are stretched to the full. Preparing a final showdown with the Russians, the Japanese sends Lieutenant Tatekawa and 5 soldiers on a scout mission. They are to go behind the Russian lines for information of their subsequent plans. These 6 get what they need, but the essential and toughest part is to make it back.

Akira Kurosawa wrote the script in 1943, in the middle of WWII. Although the script as used here was thoroughly revised (with help from Hideo Oguni), the original version clearly mirrors the state that the Japanese were in at that time in WWII, and what lesson is to be learnt. Instead of encouraging reckless action and stupid sacrifices, this story emphasizes the need to stay alive in order to complete the mission ahead. Such cowardly-looking bravery is also the theme of The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail, which was completed and directed by Kurosawa around the end of WWII.

Advance.Patrol.1957.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 22 min
Size: 	1.38 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	716x338 ~> 849x338
Aspect ratio:  	2.512
Frame rate: 	23.976 fps
Bit rate: 	2 000 kb/s
BPP: 	0.345
Audio
#1:  	Japanese 2.0ch AC-3 @ 384 kb/s

https://nitro.download/view/C3FC8736F7FE198/Advance.Patrol.1957.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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