The army never saw these recruits coming. Chaos, cowardice, and accidental valor ahead!
Acting
Junzaburō Ban's cowardly conscript is peak physical comedy.
Direction
Fukuda's timing turns military drills into pure slapstick art.
Director
Seiichi Fukuda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released just ten years after WWII's end, this comedy's gentle mockery of military life represented a radical tonal shift in Japanese cinema.
This launched a seven-film franchise at Shochiku, proving audiences couldn't get enough of bumbling conscripts.
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